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Genesis 6

1AnditcametopasswhenmankindbeganH2490tomultiplyontheearthH127,anddaughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323wereH1961bornH3205tothem,

2thatthesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenH120thattheywerefair,andtookH3947themselveswivesH802ofallthattheychoseH977.

3AndJehovahsaidH559,MySpiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307shallnotalwayspleadwithManH120;forheindeedisfleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320;buthisdaysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117shallbeוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

4Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117werethegiantsontheearthבָאָרֶץ֮va.'a.RetzH776,andalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571afterwards,whenthesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadcomeH935intothedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenH376,andtheyhadborneH3205[children]tothem;theseweretheheroes,whoofoldweremenH376ofrenown.

5AndJehovahsawH7200thatthewickednessH7451ofManH120wasgreatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227ontheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andeveryimaginationofthethoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284ofhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820onlyרַ֥קrakH7535evilH7451continually.

6AndJehovahrepentedH5162thathehadmadeH6213ManH120ontheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,anditgrievedhiminhisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

7AndJehovahsaidH559,IwilldestroyManH120,whomIhavecreatedH1254,fromtheearthH127—frommanH120tocattleH929,tocreepingH7431thingsרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431,andtofowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;forIrepentH5162thatIhavemadeH6213them.

8ButNoahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146foundH4672favourintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah.

9ThisisthehistoryofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146.Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wasH1961ajustmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,perfectH8549amongsthisgenerationsבְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוbe.do.ro.TavH1755:Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146walkedהִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980withGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146begotthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526,andJaphethיָֽפֶת׃Ya.fetH3315.

11Andtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wascorruptוַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תva.ti.sha.ChetH7843beforeGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfullH4390ofviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430lookedH7200upontheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andbehold,itwascorruptנִשְׁחָ֑תָהnish.Cha.tahH7843;forallfleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320hadcorruptedהִשְׁחִ֧יתhish.ChitH7843itswayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870ontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

13AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559toNoahלְנֹ֗חַle.No.achH5146,Theendקֵ֤ץketzH7093ofallfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320iscomeH935beforeme,fortheearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390ofviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555throughthem;andbehold,Iwilldestroyמַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.TamH7843themwiththeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thyself anarkתֵּבַ֣תte.VatH8392ofgopherwoodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086: [with] cells shalt thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392;andpitchitinsideandoutsidewithpitch.

15Andthusshalt thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213it: letthelengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofthearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392bethreeשְׁלֹ֧שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520,thebreadthרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341ofitfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520,andtheheightקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967ofitthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520.

16Alightshalt thoumakeH7760tothearkלַתֵּבָ֗הla.te.VahH8392;andtoacubitאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520highshalt thoufinishתְּכַלֶ֣נָּהte.kha.Le.nahH3615itabove.AndthedoorH6607ofthearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392shalt thousetH7760initssideבְּצִדָּ֣הּbe.tzi.DahH6654: [with]alower,secondשְׁנִיִּ֥םshe.ni.YimH8145,andthirdוּשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםu.she.li.ShimH7992[story] shalt thoumakeH7760it.

17ForI,behold,Ibringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935afloodהַמַּבּ֥וּלha.ma.BulH3999ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325ontheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843allfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320undertheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064inwhichisthebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307oflifeחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416:everythingH3605thatisontheearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776shallexpireH1478.

18ButwiththeewillIestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285;andthou shaltgoוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935intothearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, thou,andthysonsH1121,andthywifeH802,andthy sons'wivesH802withthee.

19Andofeverylivingthingofallfleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ofevery[sort] shalt thoubringתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935intothearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392,tokeep[them]aliveH2416withthee:theyshallbeיִֽהְיֽוּ׃Yih.YuH1961maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347.

20Offowlaftertheirkindלְמִינֵ֗הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,andofthecattleH929aftertheirkindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,ofeverycreepingH7431thingרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431ofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127afteritskindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ofeachshallgoH935intothee,tokeep[them]aliveלְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃le.Ha.cha.YotH2421.

21Andtakeקַח־kach-H3947thouofallfoodמַֽאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978thatiseatenH398,andgatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622[it]tothee,thatitmaybeH1961forfoodH3978fortheeandforthem.

22AndNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146didit; accordingtoallthatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651didhe.

Commentaries on Genesis 6

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