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Genesis 6:9-12

9These arethe generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435of Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146:Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146was a justצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376andperfectתָּמִ֥יםta.MimH8549in his generationsבְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוbe.do.ro.TavH1755, andNoahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146walkedהִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980with Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10And Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526,and Japhethיָֽפֶת׃Ya.fetH3315.

11The earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776also was corruptוַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תva.ti.sha.ChetH7843beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

12And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430lookedוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200upon the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and, behold, it was corruptנִשְׁחָ֑תָהnish.Cha.tahH7843;for all fleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320had corruptedהִשְׁחִ֧יתhish.ChitH7843his wayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

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