New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 7:2-8

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,

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