Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 6:18-21

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.

19Andוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605you are to bringתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of everyמִֽכָּל־mi.kolH3605livingהָ֠חַיHa.chaiH2416מִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605creatureבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320intoאֶל־'el-H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392—maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347יִֽהְיֽוּ׃Yih.YuH1961—to keep them aliveלְהַחֲיֹ֣תle.ha.cha.YotH2421with youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854.

20Twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of every kindמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480birdמֵהָע֣וֹףme.ha.'ofH5775לְמִינֵ֗הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327and animalהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929לְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327andמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605crawling creatureרֶ֥מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֖הRe.mes ha.'a.da.MahH7431 H127לְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327will comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413to be kept aliveלְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃le.Ha.cha.YotH2421.

21You are alsoוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859to takeקַח־kach-H3947for yourselfevery kindמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of foodמַֽאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is eatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622itוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961as foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402for yourselvesאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413and for the animals.”

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