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Genesis 7:18-23

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.

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