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Genesis 9:1-17

1AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedH1288Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146andhissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,andsaidH559tothem,Befruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509andmultiplyוּרְב֖וּu.re.VuH7235,andfillוּמִלְא֥וּu.mil.'UH4390theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2Andletthefearוּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172ofyouandthedreadofyoubeיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961uponeveryanimalחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,anduponallfowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:uponallthatmoveth [on]thegroundH776;anduponallthefishesoftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220:intoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH3027aretheydelivered.

3Everymovingthingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431thatlivethshallbeH1961foodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402foryou:asthegreenherbIgiveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youeverythingH3605.

4OnlyH389,thefleshבָּשָׂ֕רba.SarH1320withitslifeבְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315,itsbloodדָמ֖וֹda.MoH1818, yeshallnoteatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

5Andindeedyourbloodדִּמְכֶ֤םdim.KhemH1818, [thebloodH1818]ofyourlivesH5315,willIrequireH1875:atthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofeveryanimalחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416willIrequireH1875it,andatthehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofManH376,atthehandמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027ofeach[thebloodH1818]ofhisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,willIrequireH1875thelifeH5315ofManH376.

6Whoso sheddeth Man'sbloodדַּ֣םdamH1818,byManH120shallhisbloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818beshedH8210;forintheimageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430hehathmadeH6213ManH120.

7Andye,befruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509andmultiplyוּרְב֑וּu.re.VuH7235:swarmשִׁרְצ֥וּshir.TzuH8317ontheearthבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andmultiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235onit.

8AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430spoketoNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,andtohissonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121withhim,sayingH559,

9AndI,behold,Iestablishמֵקִ֛יםme.KimH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285withyou,andwithyourseedH2233afteryou;

10andwitheverylivingsoulH5315whichiswithyou,fowlaswellascattleH929,andalltheanimalsH929oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776withyou,ofallthathasgoneH3318outofthearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392—everyanimalH929oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11AndIestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285withyou,neithershallallfleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961cutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offanymorebythewatersמִמֵּ֣יmi.MeiH4325ofafloodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999,andhenceforththereshallbeH1961nofloodמַבּ֖וּלma.BulH3999todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Thisisthesignאֽוֹת־'ot-H226ofthecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285thatIsetH5414betweenmeandyouandeverylivingsoulH5315thatiswithyou,foreverlastinggenerationsלְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.RotH1755:

13Isetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mybowקַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.TiH7198inthecloudsבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051,anditshallbeH1961forasignלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226ofthecovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenmeandtheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14AnditshallcometopasswhenIbringcloudsעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051overtheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatthebowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shallbeוְהָיָ֕הve.ha.YahH1961seenH7200inthecloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃be.'a.NanH6051,

15andIwillrememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֣יve.za.khar.TiH2142mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285whichisbetweenmeandyouandeverylivingsoulH5315ofallfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320;andthewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325shallnothenceforthbecomeיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961afloodלְמַבּ֔וּלle.ma.BulH3999todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843allfleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

16Andthebowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shallbeוְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.TahH1961inthecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051;andIwilllookH7200uponit,thatImayrememberלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142theeverlastingcovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285betweenGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430andeverylivingsoulH5315ofallfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320thatisupontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559toNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146,Thisisthesignאֽוֹת־'ot-H226ofthecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285whichIhaveestablishedהֲקִמֹ֔תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965betweenmeandallfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320thatisupontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

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