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Genesis 6:13-18

13Then Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Noahלְנֹ֗חַle.No.achH5146, “The endקֵ֤ץketzH7093of allכָּל־kol-H3605living creaturesבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320has comeבָּ֣אba'H935before Meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588through themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776is full ofמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555.Now beholdוְהִנְנִ֥יve.hi.NiH2005,I will destroy both themמַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.TamH7843andאֶת־'et-H854the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213for yourselfan arkתֵּבַ֣תte.VatH8392of gopherגֹ֔פֶרGo.ferH1613woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086;makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213roomsקִנִּ֖יםki.NimH7064inאֶת־'et-H853the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392and coatוְכָֽפַרְתָּ֥ve.kha.far.TaH3722itאֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853with pitchבַּכֹּֽפֶר׃ba.Ko.ferH3724insideמִבַּ֥יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004and outוּמִח֖וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351.

15And thisוְזֶ֕הve.ZehH2088is howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are to buildתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213itאֹתָ֑הּ'o.TahH853:The arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392is to be300שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹתshe.Losh me.'otH7969 H3967cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520longאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,50חֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341,and 30וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520highקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967.

16You are to makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213a roofצֹ֣הַר׀Tzo.harH6672for the arkלַתֵּבָ֗הla.te.VahH8392וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413,finishתְּכַלֶ֣נָּהte.kha.Le.nahH3615its wallsa cubitאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520from the topמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605,placeתָּשִׂ֑יםta.SimH7760a doorוּפֶ֥תַחu.Fe.tachH6607in the sideבְּצִדָּ֣הּbe.tzi.DahH6654of the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392,and buildתַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ׃Ta.'a.Se.haH6213lowerתַּחְתִּיִּ֛םtach.ti.YimH8482,middleשְׁנִיִּ֥םshe.ni.YimH8145,and upper decksוּשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםu.she.li.ShimH7992.

17Andוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2009,I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853floodwatersהַמַּבּ֥וּל מַ֙יִם֙ha.ma.Bul ma.yimH3999 H4325uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843everyכָּל־kol-H3605creatureבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064that hasאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the breathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416.Everythingכֹּ֥לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834on the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776will perishיִגְוָֽע׃yig.Va'H1478.

18But I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854,and you will enterוּבָאתָ֙ אֶל־u.va.Ta 'el-H935 H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392—youאַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH859and your sonsוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and your wifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֥ve.'ish.te.KhaH802and your sonsבָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121’wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with youאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854.

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