Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 8:1-14

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.

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.

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.

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