New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 8:8-11

8Then he sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971out a doveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123from him, to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200if the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325was abatedהֲקַ֣לּוּha.Ka.luH7043from the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127;

9but the doveהַיּוֹנָ֨הhai.yo.NahH3123foundמָצְאָה֩ma.tze.'AhH4672noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808restingH4494placeמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4494for the soleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709of her footרַגְלָ֗הּrag.LahH7272,so she returnedוַתָּ֤שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him into the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,for the waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325was on thesurfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Then he putוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971out his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her, and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935her into the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392to himself.

10So he waitedוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342yetע֔וֹדodH5750anotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;and againוַיֹּ֛סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254he sentשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971out the doveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123from the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

11The doveהַיּוֹנָה֙hai.yo.NahH3123cameוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935to him towardeveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, in herbeakבְּפִ֑יהָbe.Fi.haH6310was a freshlyH2965pickedH2965oliveזַ֖יִתZa.yitH2132leafעֲלֵה־'a.leh-H5929.So Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325was abatedקַ֥לּוּKa.luH7043from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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