New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 8:15-22

15Then Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Noahנֹ֥חַNo.achH5146,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16“Goצֵ֖אtze'H3318out of the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,you and your wifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛ve.'ish.te.KhaH802and your sonsוּבָנֶ֥יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and your sons’בָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with you.

17Bringהַיְצֵ֣אhay.tze'H3318out with you everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingH2421thingH2421of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320that is with you, birdsבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775and animalsוּבַבְּהֵמָ֛הu.va.be.he.MahH929and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605creepingH7431thingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that creepsהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430on the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that they maybreedH8317abundantlyH8317on the earthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and be fruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509and multiplyוְרָב֖וּve.ra.VuH7235on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

18So Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146wentוַיֵּ֖צֵא־vai.Ye.tze'-H3318out, and his sonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802and his sons’בָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with him.

19Everyכָּל־kol-H3605beastH2421,everyכָּל־kol-H3605creepingH7431thingהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605birdהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775,everythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605that movesרוֹמֵ֣שׂro.MesH7430on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,wentיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318outby their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םle.mish.pe.Cho.tei.HemH4940from the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

20Then Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947of everyמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889animalהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929and of everyוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605cleanהַטָּהֹ֔רha.ta.HorH2889birdהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntעֹלֹ֖ת'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930on the altarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

21The Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068smelledH7381the soothingהַנִּיחֹחַ֒ha.ni.cho.aChH5207aromaH7381;and the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Himselfלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, “I will neverלֹֽא־ ע֤וֹדlo'- odH3808 H5750againאֹ֠סִף'O.sifH3254curseלְקַלֵּ֨לle.ka.LelH7043the groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127on accountבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668of manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, for theintentיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3336of man’sהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120heartלֵ֧בlevH3820is evilרַ֖עra'H7451from his youthמִנְּעֻרָ֑יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271;and I will neverוְלֹֽא־ ע֛וֹדve.lo'- odH3808 H5750againאֹסִ֥ף'o.SifH3254destroyלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingH2416thingחַ֖יchaiH2416,as I have doneעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

22WhileH5750the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776remainsH5750,Seedtimeזֶ֡רַעZe.ra'H2233and harvestוְ֠קָצִירVe.ka.tzirH7105,And coldוְקֹ֨רve.KorH7120and heatוָחֹ֜םva.ChomH2527, Andsummerוְקַ֧יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019and winterוָחֹ֛רֶףva.Cho.refH2779, AnddayH3117and nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915Shall not ceaseיִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃yish.Bo.tuH7673.”

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