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Genesis 7:13-24

13In the selfsameבְּעֶ֨צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117enteredבָּ֣אba'H935Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,and Shemוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8035,and Hamוְחָ֥םve.ChamH2526,and Japhethוָיֶ֖פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315,the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146,and Noah’sנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wifeוְאֵ֣שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802,and the threeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802of his sonsבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121with them, into the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392;

14Theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992,and every beastהַֽחַיָּ֣הha.chai.YahH2416after his kindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327,and all the cattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929after their kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,and every creeping thingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that creepethהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776after his kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and every fowlהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775after his kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,every birdצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833of every sortכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671.

15And they went inוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146into the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147and twoשְׁנַ֙יִם֙she.Na.yimH8147of all fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320,whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834isthe breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

16And they that went inוְהַבָּאִ֗יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935,went inבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935maleזָכָ֨רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֤הu.ne.ke.VahH5347of all fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,as Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him: and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shut him inוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462.

17And the floodהַמַּבּ֛וּלha.ma.BulH3999was fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֖וֹםYomH3117upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325increasedוַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.BuH7235,and bare upוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,and it was lift upוַתָּ֖רָםva.Ta.romH7311above the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And the watersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396,and were increasedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392wentH3212upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

19And the watersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedגָּֽבְר֛וּga.ve.RuH1396exceedinglyH3966upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and all the highהַגְּבֹהִ֔יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364hillsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, that wereunderתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the whole heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,were coveredוַיְכֻסּ֗וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

20Fifteenחֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520upwardמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605did the watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailגָּבְר֖וּga.ve.RuH1396;and the mountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022were coveredוַיְכֻסּ֖וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

21And all fleshבָּשָׂ֣ר׀ba.SarH1320diedוַיִּגְוַ֞עvai.yig.Va'H1478that movedהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,both of fowlבָּע֤וֹףba.'ofH5775,and of cattleוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929,and of beastוּבַ֣חַיָּ֔הu.Va.chai.YahH2416,and of every creeping thingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepethהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and every manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120:

22All in whose nostrilsבְּאַפָּ֗יוbe.'a.PavH639wasthe breathנִשְׁמַת־ ר֨וּחַnish.mat- Ru.achH7307 H5397of lifeחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416, of all that wasin the dryבֶּחָֽרָבָ֖הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724land,diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.

23And every living substanceהַיְק֣וּם׀hay.KumH3351was destroyedוַיִּ֜מַחvai.Yi.machH4229which was upon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127,both manמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120,and cattleבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929,and the creeping thingsרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙re.mesH7431,and the fowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and they were destroyedוַיִּמָּח֖וּvai.yi.ma.ChuH4229from the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389remainedוַיִשָּׁ֧אֶרva.yi.Sha.'erH7604alive,and they thatH834werewith him in the arkבַּתֵּבָֽה׃ba.te.VahH8392.

24And the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776an hundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

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