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Genesis 8:6-12

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.

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