Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 9:1-7

1And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Be fruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֖וּu.re.VuH7235and fillוּמִלְא֥וּu.mil.'UH4390אֶת־'et-H853the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2The fearוּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172and dread of youוְחִתְּכֶם֙ve.chi.te.KhemH2844will fallיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961onעַ֚ל'alH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605living creatureחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416on the earthהָאָ֔רֶץ וְעַ֖לha.'A.retz ve.'AlH776 H5921,everyכָּל־kol-H3605birdע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,everyבְּכֹל֩be.KholH3605creature thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834crawlsתִּרְמֹ֧שׂtir.MosH7430on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127,and allוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the fishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220.They are deliveredנִתָּֽנוּ׃ni.Ta.nuH5414into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH3027.

3Everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that livesחַ֔יChaiH2416andmovesרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הוּא־hu'-H1931will beיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961foodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402for you;just as I gave you the greenכְּיֶ֣רֶקke.Ye.rekH3418plantsעֵ֔שֶׂב'E.sevH6212,I now giveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youאֶת־'et-H853all thingsכֹּֽל׃KolH3605.

4Butאַךְ־'akh-H389you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398meatבָּשָׂ֕רba.SarH1320with its lifebloodבְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315stillin itדָמ֖וֹda.MoH1818.

5And surelyוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389אֶת־'et-H853I will requireאֶדְרֹ֔שׁ מִיַּ֥ד'ed.Rosh mi.YadH1875 H3027the life of anyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120or beastחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ'ed.re.She.nuH1875וּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027by whose handמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027your lifebloodדִּמְכֶ֤ם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙dim.Khem le.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315 H1818is shed.I will demand an accountingאֶדְרֹ֖שׁ'ed.RoshH1875אֶת־'et-H853from anyoneהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120who takesthe lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of his fellow manאִ֣ישׁ אָחִ֔יו'ish 'a.ChivH376 H251:

6Whoever shedsשֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKhH8210the bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818of manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,by manבָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818will be shedיִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.FekhH8210;forכִּ֚יkiH3588in His ownאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430imageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754God has madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853mankindהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

7But as for youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859,be fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֑וּu.re.VuH7235;spread outשִׁרְצ֥וּshir.TzuH8317across the earthבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776and multiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235upon it.”

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