New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 6:17-21

17Beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2009,I, even I am bringingמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935the floodהַמַּבּ֥וּלha.ma.BulH3999of waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325upon the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320in whichH834is the breathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeH2425,from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;everythingכֹּ֥לkolH3605that is on the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776shall perishיִגְוָֽע׃yig.Va'H1478.

18But I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with you; andyou shall enterוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392--you and your sonsוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and your wifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֥ve.'ish.te.KhaH802,and your sons’בָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with you.

19And of everyוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605livingH2416thingהָ֠חַיHa.chaiH2416of allמִֽכָּל־mi.kolH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320,you shall bringתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of everyמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605kindinto the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392,to keepH2421themaliveלְהַחֲיֹ֣תle.ha.cha.YotH2421with you; they shall be maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347.

20Of the birdsמֵהָע֣וֹףme.ha.'ofH5775after their kindלְמִינֵ֗הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and of the animalsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929after their kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,of everyמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605creepingH7431thingרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127after its kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of everyמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605kindwill comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to you to keepH2421themaliveלְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃le.Ha.cha.YotH2421.

21As for you, takeקַח־kach-H3947for yourself someH4480of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605foodמַֽאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is edibleיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398,and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622itto yourself; and it shall be for foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402for you and for them.”

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