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Genesis 9:8-17

8Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Noahנֹ֔חַ וְאֶל־No.ach ve.'el-H5146 H413and his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121with himאִתּ֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃'i.To le.MorH854 H559,

9“Beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005,I nowוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589establishמֵקִ֛יםme.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with youאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854and yourוְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH854descendantsזַרְעֲכֶ֖םzar.'a.KhemH2233after youאַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃'A.cha.rei.KhemH310,

10and withוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH854everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834waswith youאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854—the birdsבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775,the livestockבַּבְּהֵמָ֛הba.be.he.MahH929,and everyוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776אִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854—everyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605living thingחַיַּ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃chai.Yat ha.'A.retzH2416 H776that came outיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318of the arkהַתֵּבָ֔ה לְכֹ֖לha.te.Vah le.KholH8392 H3605.

11And I establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with youאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854:Neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֖וֹדodH5750will allכָּל־kol-H3605lifeבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320be cut offיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772by the watersמִמֵּ֣יmi.MeiH4325of a floodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999;neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֛וֹדodH5750will there beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a floodמַבּ֖וּלma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

12And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063is the signאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am makingנֹתֵ֗ןno.TenH5414between Meבֵּינִי֙bei.NiH996and youוּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םu.Vei.nei.KhemH996andוּבֵ֛יןu.VeinH996everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315with youאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854, a covenantfor all generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.RotH1755to comeעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

13אֶת־'et-H853I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414My rainbowקַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.TiH7198in the cloudsבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051,and it will beוְהָֽיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.TahH1961a signלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of the covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenבֵּינִ֖יbei.NiH996Meוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14וְהָיָ֕הve.ha.YahH1961Whenever I formבְּעַֽנְנִ֥יbe.'a.NiH6049cloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051overעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and the rainbowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198appearsוְנִרְאֲתָ֥הve.nir.'a.TahH7200in the cloudsבֶּעָנָֽן׃be.'a.NanH6051,

15I will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֣יve.za.khar.TiH2142אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834between Meבֵּינִי֙bei.NiH996and youוּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םu.Vei.nei.KhemH996andוּבֵ֛יןu.VeinH996everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kindבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320.Neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֤וֹדodH5750will the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325becomeיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961a floodלְמַבּ֔וּלle.ma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843allכָּל־kol-H3605lifeבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

16And whenever the rainbowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198appearsוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961in the cloudsבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051,I will see itוּרְאִיתִ֗יהָu.re.'i.Ti.haH7200and rememberלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142the everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430andוּבֵין֙u.VeinH996everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kindבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isonעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

17So Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146, “Thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063is the signאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have establishedהֲקִמֹ֔תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965betweenבֵּינִ֕יbei.NiH996Meוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996and everyכָּל־kol-H3605creatureבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.”

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