New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 8:20-22

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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