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Genesis 8

1AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,andalltheanimalsH929,andallthecattleH929thatwerewithhiminthearkבַּתֵּבָ֑הba.te.VahH8392;andGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430madeawindר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֨רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674overtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325subsided.

2Andthefountainsofthedeepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415andthewindowsH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wereclosed,andthepourofrainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653fromheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wasstopped.

3Andthewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325retiredfromtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,continuallyretiring;andinthecourseofahundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325abated.

4Andthearkהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392restedוַתָּ֤נַחva.Ta.nachH5117intheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,ontheseventeenthdayי֖וֹםYomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,onthemountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofAraratאֲרָרָֽט׃'a.ra.RatH780.

5Andthewatersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325abatedcontinuallyuntilthetenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320:inthetenthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ba.'a.si.RiH6224[monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320],onthefirstofthemonthH2320,thetopsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶֽהָרִֽים׃He.ha.RimH2022wereH1961seenH7200.

6Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֑וֹםYomH3117thatNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146openedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605thewindowחַלּ֥וֹןcha.LonH2474ofthearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392whichhehadmadeH6213.

7AndhesentH7971outtheravenהָֽעֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH6158,whichwentH3318forthH3318goingH3318toandfro,untilthewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325weredriedH3001fromtheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

8AndhesentH7971outthedoveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123fromhim,toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200ifthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325hadbecomelowonthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

9Butthedoveהַיּוֹנָ֨הhai.yo.NahH3123foundH4672noresting-placeforthesoleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709ofherfootרַגְלָ֗הּrag.LahH7272,andreturnedוַתָּ֤שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725tohimintothearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392;forthewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325wereonthewholeearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andheputforthH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,andtookH3947her,andbroughtH935hertohimintothearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

10AndhewaitedyetH5750otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,andagainע֔וֹדodH5750hesentשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971forthH7971thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123outofthearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

11Andthedoveהַיּוֹנָה֙hai.yo.NahH3123cameH935tohimateventide;andbehold,inherbeakwasanolive-leafpluckedoff;andNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146knewH3045thatthewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325hadbecomelowontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12Andhewaitedוַיִּיָּ֣חֶלvai.yi.Ya.chelH3176yetH5750otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,andsentH7971forthH7971thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3123;butshereturnedשׁוּב־shuv-H7725nomoretohim.

13Anditcametopassinthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967andfirstבָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ba.ri.shOnH7223yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,inthefirstH7223[monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320],onthefirstH7223ofthemonthH2320,thatthewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wereH1961driedupfromtheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.AndNoahנֹ֙חַ֙no.achH5146removedH5493thecoveringמִכְסֵ֣הmikh.SehH4372ofthearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,andlookedH7200,andbehold,thesurfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofthegroundH776wasH1961dried.

14Andinthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthוּבַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙u.va.Cho.deshH2320,onthetwenty-seventhdayי֖וֹםYomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776wasdryיָבְשָׁ֖הya.ve.ShahH3001.

15AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spokeH1696toNoahנֹ֥חַNo.achH5146,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Goצֵ֖אtze'H3318outofthearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392, thou,andthywifeH802,andthysonsH1121,andthy sons'wivesH802withthee.

17Bringהַיְצֵ֣אhay.tze'H3318forthH3318withtheeeveryanimalH929whichiswiththee,ofallfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320,fowlaswellascattleH929,andallthecreepingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431thingswhichcreepהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430ontheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thattheymayswarmוְשָֽׁרְצ֣וּve.sha.re.TzuH8317ontheearthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andmaybefruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509andmultiplyוְרָב֖וּve.ra.VuH7235ontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18AndNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146wentH3318out,andhissonsH1121,andhiswifeH802,andhissons'wivesH802withhim.

19Alltheanimalsהַֽחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416,allthecreepingהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431things,andallthefowl—everythingH3605thatmovesontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,aftertheirkinds,wentH3318outofthearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

20AndNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146builtH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196toJehovah;andtookH3947ofeverycleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889animalH929,andofallcleanהַטָּהֹ֔רha.ta.HorH2889fowl,andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upburnt-offeringsonthealtarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

21AndJehovahsmelledוַיָּ֣רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306thesweet odour.AndJehovahsaidH559inhisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,Iwillnomorehenceforthcurseלְקַלֵּ֨לle.ka.LelH7043thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127onaccountofManH120,forthethoughtofMan'sheartלֵ֧בlevH3820isevilרַ֖עra'H7451fromhisyouthמִנְּעֻרָ֑יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271;andIwillnomoresmiteeverylivingthingH7043,asIhavedone.

22Henceforth,allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,seedזֶ֡רַעZe.ra'H2233[time]andharvestוְ֠קָצִירVe.ka.tzirH7105,andcoldandheatוָחֹ֜םva.ChomH2527,andsummerוְקַ֧יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019andwinterוָחֹ֛רֶףva.Cho.refH2779,anddayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117andnightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,shallnotceaseיִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃yish.Bo.tuH7673.

Commentaries on Genesis 8

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