New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 7:17-22

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.

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