New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 8:1-3

1ButGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146and allכָּל־kol-H3605the beastsH2421and allכָּל־kol-H3605the cattleהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that were with him in the arkבַּתֵּבָ֑הba.te.VahH8392; andGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430caused a windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307to passוַיַּעֲבֵ֨רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674overעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325subsidedוַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּvai.ya.Sho.kuH7918.

2Alsothe fountainsמַעְיְנֹ֣תma'.ye.NotH4599of the deepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415and thefloodgatesוַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖תva.'a.ru.BotH699of the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were closedוַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.khe.RuH5534, andthe rainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653from the skyהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064was restrainedוַיִּכָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ka.Le'H3607;

3and the waterהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325recededH7725steadilyהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980from the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and at the endמִקְצֵ֕הmik.TzehH7097of one hundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325decreasedוַיַּחְסְר֣וּvai.yach.se.RuH2637.

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