Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 8:15-22

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.

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.”

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