Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 7

(2 Peter 3:1–7)

1Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Noahלְנֹ֔חַle.No.achH5146, “Goבֹּֽא־bo'-H935intoאֶל־'el-H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your familyבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have foundרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200youאֹתְךָ֥'o.te.KhaH853righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662לְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088generationבַּדּ֥וֹרba.DorH1755.

2Youare to take with youתִּֽקַּח־ti.kach-H3947seven pairs ofH7651every kind ofמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889animalהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929,a maleאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and its mateוְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹve.'ish.ToH802הִ֛ואhi'H1931;a pairשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480every kind ofאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834uncleanלֹ֣א טְהֹרָ֥הlo' te.ho.RahH3808 H2889animalהַבְּהֵמָ֡הha.be.he.MahH929,a maleאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and its mateוְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.'ish.ToH802;

3andגַּ֣םgamH1571sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651pairsof every kind of birdמֵע֧וֹףme.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064שִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651,maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347,to preserveלְחַיּ֥וֹתle.chai.YotH2421their offspringזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Forכִּי֩kiH3588sevenשִׁבְעָ֗הshiv.'AhH7651daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117from nowע֜וֹדodH5750Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will send rainמַמְטִ֣ירmam.TirH4305onעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,and I will wipeוּמָחִ֗יתִיu.ma.Chi.tiH4229אֶֽת־'et-H853fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127everyכָּל־kol-H3605living thingהַיְקוּם֙hay.KumH3351אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have madeעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213.”

5And Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had commanded himצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680.

6Now Noahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146was 600שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹתshesh me.'otH8337 H3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when the floodwatersוְהַמַּבּ֣וּל מַ֖יִםve.ham.ma.Bul Ma.yimH3999 H4325cameהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7And Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹve.'ish.ToH802,withאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854his sonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121andבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121theirwivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802,enteredוַיָּ֣בֹא אֶל־vai.Ya.vo' 'el-H935 H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392to escapeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the floodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999.

8Theמִן־min-H4480cleanהַבְּהֵמָה֙ הַטְּהוֹרָ֔הha.be.he.Mah ha.te.ho.RahH2889 H929andוּמִן־u.min-H4480וּמִ֨ן־u.Min-H4480אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834uncleanאֵינֶ֖נָּה טְהֹרָ֑ה'ei.Ne.nah te.ho.RahH369 H2889animalsהַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,the birdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775,and everythingוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834crawlsרֹמֵ֖שׂro.MesH7430alongעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127

9cameבָּ֧אוּBa.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146to enterאֶל־'el-H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392,twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147by twoשְׁנַ֜יִםshe.Na.yimH8147,maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347,asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146.

10And afterוַֽיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961sevenלְשִׁבְעַ֣תle.shiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117the floodwatersוּמֵ֣י הַמַּבּ֔וּלu.Mei ha.ma.BulH4325 H3999cameהָי֖וּha.YuH1961uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11Inבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141the sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredthמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141of Noah’sנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146lifeלְחַיֵּי־le.chai.yei-H2416,on the seventeenthבְּשִׁבְעָֽה־be.shiv.'ah-H7651עָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320הַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the fountainsמַעְיְנֹת֙ma'.ye.NotH4599of the greatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415burst forthנִבְקְעוּ֙niv.ke.'UH1234,and the floodgatesוַאֲרֻבֹּ֥תva.'a.ru.BotH699of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were openedנִפְתָּֽחוּ׃nif.Ta.chuH6605.

12And the rainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653fellוַֽיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

13On that veryבְּעֶ֨צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146enteredבָּ֣א אֶל־ba' 'el-H935 H413the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392, along with hissonsבְּנֵי־ נֹ֑חַbe.nei- No.achH1121 H5146Shemוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8035,Hamוְחָ֥םve.ChamH2526,and Japhethוָיֶ֖פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315,andנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146hiswifeוְאֵ֣שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802,and the threeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802of his sonsבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121אִתָּ֖ם'i.TamH854—

14theyהֵ֜מָּה וְכָל־He.mah ve.kholH1992 H3605andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605kind ofלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327wild animalהַֽחַיָּ֣הha.chai.YahH2416,livestockהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929לְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,crawling creatureהָרֶ֛מֶשׂ הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־ הָאָ֖רֶץha.Re.mes ha.ro.Mes 'al- ha.'A.retzH7431 H7430 H5921 H776לְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327וְכָל־ve.kholH3605כֹּ֖לkolH3605לְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,birdהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775,andכָּל־kol-H3605winged creatureצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833כָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671.

15They cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146to enterאֶל־'el-H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147by twoשְׁנַ֙יִם֙she.Na.yimH8147of everyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605creatureהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320withאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

16And they enteredH935,the maleזָכָ֨רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֤הu.ne.ke.VahH5347of everyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605living thingבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Noahאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.Then the LORDיְהוָ֖ה בַּֽעֲדֽוֹ׃Yah.weh ba.'a.doH3068 H1157shut him inוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462.

17For fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֖וֹםYomH3117the floodהַמַּבּ֛וּלha.ma.BulH3999kept comingוַֽיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961onעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325roseוַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.BuH7235and liftedוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392וַתָּ֖רָםva.Ta.romH7311high aboveמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18So the watersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325continued to surgeוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396and riseוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966onעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andוַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392floated onעַל־'al-H5921the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

19Finally, the watersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325completelyH3966prevailedגָּֽבְר֛וּga.ve.RuH1396uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the highהַגְּבֹהִ֔יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478allכָּל־kol-H3605the heavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were coveredוַיְכֻסּ֗וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

20The watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325roseגָּבְר֖וּga.ve.RuH1396and coveredוַיְכֻסּ֖וּvay.khu.SuH3680the mountaintopsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022to a depthמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605of fifteenחֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520.

21And everyכָּל־kol-H3605living thingבָּשָׂ֣ר׀ba.SarH1320that movedהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776perishedוַיִּגְוַ֞עvai.yig.Va'H1478—birdsבָּע֤וֹףba.'ofH5775,livestockוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929,animalsוּבַ֣חַיָּ֔הu.Va.chai.YahH2416,everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605creature that swarmsהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.She.retz ha.sho.RetzH8318 H8317uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605mankindהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

22Of allכֹּ֡לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834wason dry landבֶּחָֽרָבָ֖הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724,everythingמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605that hadאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the breathנִשְׁמַת־nish.mat-H5397ofר֨וּחַRu.achH7307lifeחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416in its nostrilsבְּאַפָּ֗יוbe.'a.PavH639diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.

23And everyכָּל־kol-H3605living thingהַיְק֣וּם׀hay.KumH3351אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127was destroyedוַיִּ֜מַחvai.Yi.machH4229אֶֽת־'et-H853—manמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120andH5704livestockבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929 H5704,crawling creaturesרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙re.mesH7431and birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;they were blotted outוַיִּמָּח֖וּvai.yi.ma.ChuH4229fromמִן־min-H4480the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146and thoseוַֽאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854in the arkבַּתֵּבָֽה׃ba.te.VahH8392remainedוַיִשָּׁ֧אֶרva.yi.Sha.'erH7604.

24And the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776for 150חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תcha.mi.Shim u.me.'AtH3967 H2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

(2 Peter 3:1–7)

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