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Genesis 9:1-17

1And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146and his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Be fruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509,and multiplyוּרְב֖וּu.re.VuH7235,and replenishוּמִלְא֥וּu.mil.'UH4390the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2And the fear of youוּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172and the dread of youוְחִתְּכֶם֙ve.chi.te.KhemH2844shall be upon every beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and upon every fowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,upon all that movethתִּרְמֹ֧שׂtir.MosH7430uponthe earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127,and upon all the fishesדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220;into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH3027are they deliveredנִתָּֽנוּ׃ni.Ta.nuH5414.

3Every moving thingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431that livethחַ֔יChaiH2416shall be meatלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402for you; even as the greenכְּיֶ֣רֶקke.Ye.rekH3418herbעֵ֔שֶׂב'E.sevH6212have I givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you all things.

4Butאַךְ־'akh-H389fleshבָּשָׂ֕רba.SarH1320with the lifeבְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315thereof, which isthe bloodדָמ֖וֹda.MoH1818thereof, shall ye not eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

5And surelyוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389your bloodדִּמְכֶ֤םdim.KhemH1818of your livesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙le.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315will I requireאֶדְרֹ֔שׁ'ed.RoshH1875;at the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of every beastחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416will I require itאֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ'ed.re.She.nuH1875,and at the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of manהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120;at the handמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027of every man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251will I requireאֶדְרֹ֖שׁ'ed.RoshH1875the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of manהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

6Whoso sheddethשֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKhH8210man’sהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818,by manבָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120shall his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818be shedיִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.FekhH8210:for in the imageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

7And you, be ye fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509,and multiplyוּרְב֑וּu.re.VuH7235;bring forth abundantlyשִׁרְצ֥וּshir.TzuH8317in the earthבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and multiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235therein.

8And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,and to his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121with him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9And I, behold, I establishמֵקִ֛יםme.KimH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with you, and with your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֖םzar.'a.KhemH2233after youאַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃'A.cha.rei.KhemH310;

10And with every livingהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that iswith you, of the fowlבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775,of the cattleבַּבְּהֵמָ֛הba.be.he.MahH929,and of every beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776with you; from all that go outיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318of the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,to every beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11And I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with you; neither shall all fleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320be cut offיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772any more by the watersמִמֵּ֣יmi.MeiH4325of a floodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999;neither shall there any more be a floodמַבּ֖וּלma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This isthe tokenאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285which Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589makeנֹתֵ֗ןno.TenH5414between me and you and every livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that iswith you, for perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.RotH1755:

13I do setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my bowקַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.TiH7198in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051,and it shall be for a tokenלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285between me and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14And it shall come to pass, when I bringבְּעַֽנְנִ֥יbe.'a.NiH6049a cloudעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051over the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that the bowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shall be seenוְנִרְאֲתָ֥הve.nir.'a.TahH7200in the cloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃be.'a.NanH6051:

15And I will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֣יve.za.khar.TiH2142my covenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285, which isbetween me and you and every livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of all fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320;and the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325shall no moreע֤וֹדodH5750become a floodלְמַבּ֔וּלle.ma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843all fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

16And the bowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shall be in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051;and I will look upon itוּרְאִיתִ֗יהָu.re.'i.Ti.haH7200,that I may rememberלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142the everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430andוּבֵין֙u.VeinH996every livingחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of all fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that isupon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146, This isthe tokenאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285,which I have establishedהֲקִמֹ֔תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965between me and all fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that isupon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

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