New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 7

The Flood

1Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Noahלְנֹ֔חַle.No.achH5146, “Enterבֹּֽא־bo'-H935the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,you and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your householdבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004, for you aloneI have seenרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200to berighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440Me in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088timeבַּדּ֥וֹרba.DorH1755.

2You shall takeתִּֽקַּח־ti.kach-H3947with you of everyמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889animalהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929by sevensH7651,a maleאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and his femaleוְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹve.'ish.ToH802;and of the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֡הha.be.he.MahH929that are not cleanטְהֹרָ֥הte.ho.RahH2889twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147,a maleאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and his femaleוְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.'ish.ToH802;

3alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571of the birdsמֵע֧וֹףme.'ofH5775of theskyהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,by sevensH7651,maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347,to keepH2421offspringזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233aliveלְחַיּ֥וֹתle.chai.YotH2421on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4For aftersevenשִׁבְעָ֗הshiv.'AhH7651moreע֜וֹדodH5750daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117,I will sendH4305rainמַמְטִ֣ירmam.TirH4305on the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;and I will blotוּמָחִ֗יתִיu.ma.Chi.tiH4229out from the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingH3351thingH3351that I have madeעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213.”

5Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him.

6Now Noahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when the floodוְהַמַּבּ֣וּלve.ham.ma.BulH3999of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325cameהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7ThenNoahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146and his sonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹve.'ish.ToH802and his sons’בָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with him enteredוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the floodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999.

8Of cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֔הha.te.ho.RahH2889animalsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929and animalsהַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that are not cleanטְהֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889and birdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775and everythingוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605that creepsרֹמֵ֖שׂro.MesH7430on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127,

9there wentבָּ֧אוּBa.'uH935into the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392to Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146by twosH8147,maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347,as Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146.

10It cameוַֽיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961about afterthe sevenלְשִׁבְעַ֣תle.shiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,that the waterוּמֵ֣יu.MeiH4325of the floodהַמַּבּ֔וּלha.ma.BulH3999cameהָי֖וּha.YuH1961upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11In thesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredthמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yearH8141of Noah’sנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146lifeH2425,in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320,on the seventeenthבְּשִׁבְעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רbe.shiv.'ah- 'a.SarH7651 H6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,on the sameהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the fountainsמַעְיְנֹת֙ma'.ye.NotH4599of the greatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415burstH1234openנִבְקְעוּ֙niv.ke.'UH1234, and thefloodgatesוַאֲרֻבֹּ֥תva.'a.ru.BotH699of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were openedנִפְתָּֽחוּ׃nif.Ta.chuH6605.

12The rainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653fellוַֽיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

13On the veryH6106sameH6106dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146and Shemוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8035and Hamוְחָ֥םve.ChamH2526and Japhethוָיֶ֖פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315,the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146,and Noah’sנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wifeוְאֵ֣שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802and the threeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802of his sonsבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121with them, enteredבָּ֣אba'H935the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392,

14they and everyH3605beastH2421after its kindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327,and allH3605the cattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929aftertheir kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,and everyH3605creepingH7431thingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that creepsהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430on the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776after its kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and everyH3605birdהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775after its kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,allH3605sortsכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671of birdsצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833.

15So they wentוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392to Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,by twosH8147of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeH2425.

16Those that enteredוְהַבָּאִ֗יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935,maleזָכָ֨רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֤הu.ne.ke.VahH5347of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,enteredבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935as Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him; and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462itbehindבַּֽעֲדֽוֹ׃ba.'a.doH1157him.

17Then the floodהַמַּבּ֛וּלha.ma.BulH3999cameוַֽיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776forfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֖וֹםYomH3117,and the waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325increasedוַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.BuH7235and liftedוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375up the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,so that it roseוַתָּ֖רָםva.Ta.romH7311aboveH4480 H5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18The waterהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396and increasedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392floatedוַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980on thesurfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

19The waterוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedגָּֽבְר֛וּga.ve.RuH1396moreמְאֹ֥דme.'OdH3966and moreמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the highהַגְּבֹהִ֔יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022everywhereכָּל־kol-H3605underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the heavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were coveredוַיְכֻסּ֗וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

20The waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedגָּבְר֖וּga.ve.RuH1396fifteenחֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520higherמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605,and the mountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022were coveredוַיְכֻסּ֖וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

21Allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֣ר׀ba.SarH1320thatmovedהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430on the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776perishedוַיִּגְוַ֞עvai.yig.Va'H1478,birdsבָּע֤וֹףba.'ofH5775and cattleוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929and beastsH2421and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605swarmingH8318thingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that swarmsהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605mankindהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120;

22of allכֹּ֡לkolH3605that was on the dryבֶּחָֽרָבָ֖הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724landH2724,allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605in whoseH834nostrilsבְּאַפָּ֗יוbe.'a.PavH639was the breathנִשְׁמַת־nish.mat-H5397of the spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeH2425,diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.

23Thus He blottedוַיִּ֜מַחvai.Yi.machH4229outeveryכָּל־kol-H3605livingH3351thingH3351that was upon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127,from manמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120to animalsבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929to creepingH7431thingsרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙re.mesH7431and to birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of theskyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they were blottedוַיִּמָּח֖וּvai.yi.ma.ChuH4229out from the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146was leftוַיִשָּׁ֧אֶרva.yi.Sha.'erH7604,together with those that were with him in the arkבַּתֵּבָֽה׃ba.te.VahH8392.

24The waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776one hundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

The Flood

Commentaries on Genesis 7