Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 8

1Butאֶת־'et-H853Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146וְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605the animalsהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853כָּל־kol-H3605livestockהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854in the arkבַּתֵּבָ֑הba.te.VahH8392.And Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430sent a windוַיַּעֲבֵ֨ר ר֙וּחַ֙vai.ya.'a.Ver Ru.achH7307 H5674overעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325began to subsideוַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּvai.ya.Sho.kuH7918.

2The springsמַעְיְנֹ֣תma'.ye.NotH4599of the deepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415and the floodgatesוַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖תva.'a.ru.BotH699of the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were closedוַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.khe.RuH5534,and the rainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653fromמִן־min-H4480the skyהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064was restrainedוַיִּכָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ka.Le'H3607.

3The watersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325recededוַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725steadilyהָל֣וֹךְ וָשׁ֑וֹבha.Lokh va.ShovH1980 H7725fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and afterמִקְצֵ֕הmik.TzehH7097150חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תcha.mi.Shim u.me.'AtH3967 H2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325had gone downוַיַּחְסְר֣וּvai.yach.se.RuH2637.

4On the seventeenthבְּשִׁבְעָה־ עָשָׂ֥רbe.shiv.'ah- 'a.SarH7651 H6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the arkהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392came to restוַתָּ֤נַחva.Ta.nachH5117onעַ֖ל'alH5921the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Araratאֲרָרָֽט׃'a.ra.RatH780.

5And the watersוְהַמַּ֗יִם הָיוּ֙ve.ha.Ma.yim ha.YuH4325 H1961continuedהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980to recedeוְחָס֔וֹרve.cha.SorH2637untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the tenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320, andon the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320of the tenth monthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ba.'a.si.RiH6224the topsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶֽהָרִֽים׃He.ha.RimH2022became visibleנִרְא֖וּnir.'UH7200.

Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove

6וַֽיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֑וֹםYomH3117Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146אֶת־'et-H853openedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605the windowחַלּ֥וֹןcha.LonH2474אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213in the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392

7and sent outוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853a ravenהָֽעֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH6158.It kept flying back and forthוָשׁ֔וֹבva.ShovH3318 H7725untilעַד־'ad-H5704the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325had dried upיְבֹ֥שֶׁתye.Vo.shetH3001fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

8Then Noah sent outוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853מֵאִתּ֑וֹme.'i.ToH854a doveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200if the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325had recededהֲקַ֣לּוּha.Ka.luH7043fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

9But the doveהַיּוֹנָ֨הhai.yo.NahH3123foundמָצְאָה֩ma.tze.'AhH4672noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808place to restמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4494her footלְכַף־ רַגְלָ֗הּle.khaf- rag.LahH3709 H7272,and she returnedוַתָּ֤שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413inאֶל־'el-H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325were stillcoveringעַל־'al-H5921the surfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.So he reached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ וַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָya.Do vai.yi.ka.Che.haH3027 H3947and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935herאֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853backאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413insideאֶל־'el-H413the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

10Noahwaitedוַיָּ֣חֶל ע֔וֹדvai.Ya.chel odH2342 H5750sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651moreאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and againוַיֹּ֛סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254sent outשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853the doveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123fromמִן־min-H4480the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

11And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the doveהַיּוֹנָה֙hai.yo.NahH3123returnedוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935to himאֵלָ֤יו'e.LavH413in the eveningלְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶבle.'Et 'E.revH6256 H6153with a freshly pluckedטָרָ֣ףta.RafH2965oliveזַ֖יִתZa.yitH2132leafעֲלֵה־'a.leh-H5929in her beakבְּפִ֑יהָbe.Fi.haH6310.So Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325had recededקַ֥לּוּKa.luH7043fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12AndNoah waitedוַיִּיָּ֣חֶל ע֔וֹדvai.yi.Ya.chel odH3176 H5750sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651moreאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and sent outוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853the dove againהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3123,but this timeוְלֹֽא־ יָסְפָ֥ה עֽוֹד׃ve.lo'- ya.se.Fah odH3254 H5750 H3808she did not returnשׁוּב־shuv-H7725to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.

Exiting the Ark

13וַֽ֠יְהִיVay.hiH1961In Noah’s sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֜וֹתme.'otH3967and firstבְּאַחַ֨תbe.'a.ChatH259yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320of the first monthבָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ba.ri.shOnH7223,the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325had dried upחָֽרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.So Noahנֹ֙חַ֙no.achH5146אֶת־'et-H853removedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the coveringמִכְסֵ֣הmikh.SehH4372from the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392and sawוַיַּ֕רְא וְהִנֵּ֥הvai.Yar' ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009that the surfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127was dryחָֽרְב֖וּcha.re.VuH2717.

14By the twenty-seventhבְּשִׁבְעָ֧ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםbe.shiv.'Ah ve.'es.RimH7651 H6242dayוּבַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ י֖וֹםu.va.Cho.desh YomH3117 H2320of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776was fully dryיָבְשָׁ֖הya.ve.ShahH3001.

15Then Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Noahנֹ֥חַ לֵאמֹֽר׃No.ach le.MorH5146 H559,

16“Come outצֵ֖אtze'H3318ofמִן־min-H4480the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,youאַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH859and your wifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛ve.'ish.te.KhaH802,along withאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854your sonsוּבָנֶ֥יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121andבָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121theirwivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802.

17Bring outאִתְּךָ֜ הַיְצֵ֣א'i.te.Kha hay.tze'H3318 H854allכָּל־kol-H3605the living creaturesהַחַיָּ֨ה מִכָּל־ בָּשָׂ֗רha.chai.Yah mi.kol ba.SarH2416 H3605 H1320thatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834are with youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854—birdsבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775,livestockוּבַבְּהֵמָ֛הu.va.be.he.MahH929,and everythingוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605הָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that crawlsהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430uponעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776—so that they can spread outוְשָֽׁרְצ֣וּve.sha.re.TzuH8317over the earthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776and be fruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509and multiplyוְרָב֖וּve.ra.VuH7235uponעַל־'al-H5921itהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

18So Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146came outוַיֵּ֖צֵא־vai.Ye.tze'-H3318,along withאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854his sonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802and his sonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121’wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802.

19Everyכָּל־kol-H3605living creatureהַֽחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416,everyכָּל־kol-H3605creeping thingהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605birdהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775—everythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605that movesרוֹמֵ֣שׂro.MesH7430uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776—came outיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392,kind by kindלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םle.mish.pe.Cho.tei.HemH4940.

Noah Builds an Altar

20Then Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.And takingוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947from every kindמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605of cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889animalהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929andוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605cleanהַטָּהֹ֔רha.ta.HorH2889birdהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775,he offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burnt offeringsעֹלֹ֖ת'o.LotH5930on the altarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

21When the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853smelledוַיָּ֣רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306the pleasingהַנִּיחֹחַ֒ha.ni.cho.aChH5207aromaרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381,Heיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559inאֶל־'el-H413His heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, “Never againלֹֽא־ אֹ֠סִף ע֤וֹדlo'- 'O.sif odH3808 H3254 H5750אֶת־'et-H853will I curseלְקַלֵּ֨לle.ka.LelH7043the groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127because ofבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,even thoughכִּ֠יkiH3588every inclinationיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3336ofהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120hisheartלֵ֧בlevH3820is evilרַ֖עra'H7451from his youthמִנְּעֻרָ֑יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271.And neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againאֹסִ֥ף ע֛וֹד'o.Sif odH3254 H5750will I destroyלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605living creaturesחַ֖יchaiH2416asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I have doneעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

22As long asעֹ֖ד כָּל־'od kol-H5750 H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776enduresיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117,seedtimeזֶ֡רַעZe.ra'H2233and harvestוְ֠קָצִירVe.ka.tzirH7105,coldוְקֹ֨רve.KorH7120and heatוָחֹ֜םva.ChomH2527,summerוְקַ֧יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019and winterוָחֹ֛רֶףva.Cho.refH2779,dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117and nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915shall neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808ceaseיִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃yish.Bo.tuH7673.”

Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove

Exiting the Ark

Noah Builds an Altar

Commentaries on Genesis 8