New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 9:1-11

1And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146and his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Be fruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֖וּu.re.VuH7235,and fillוּמִלְא֥וּu.mil.'UH4390the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2The fearוּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172of you and the terrorוְחִתְּכֶם֙ve.chi.te.KhemH2844of you will be on everyכָּל־kol-H3605beastH2421of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and on everyכָּל־kol-H3605birdע֣וֹףofH5775of theskyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;with everythingבְּכֹל֩be.KholH3605that creepsתִּרְמֹ֧שׂtir.MosH7430on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127,and allוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the fishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH3027they are givenנִתָּֽנוּ׃ni.Ta.nuH5414.

3Everyכָּל־kol-H3605movingH7431thingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431that is aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416shall be foodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402for you; I giveנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414allכֹּֽל׃KolH3605to you, as I gavethe greenכְּיֶ֣רֶקke.Ye.rekH3418plantעֵ֔שֶׂב'E.sevH6212.

4Onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389you shall not eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398fleshבָּשָׂ֕רba.SarH1320with its lifeבְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315, that is,its bloodדָמ֖וֹda.MoH1818.

5Surelyוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389I will requireאֶדְרֹ֔שׁ'ed.RoshH1875your lifebloodדִּמְכֶ֤ם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙dim.Khem le.naf.sho.tei.KhemH1818 H5315;from everyכָּל־kol-H3605beastH2421I will requireאֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ'ed.re.She.nuH1875it. And from everymanהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120,from everyH376man’sH376brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251I will requireאֶדְרֹ֖שׁ'ed.RoshH1875the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of manהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

6Whoever shedsשֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKhH8210man’sהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818,By manבָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818shall be shedיִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.FekhH8210, Forin the imageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430He madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

7As for you,be fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509and multiplyוּרְב֑וּu.re.VuH7235;PopulateH8317the earthבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776abundantlyH8317and multiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235in it.”

8Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146and to his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121with him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“Now beholdH2009,I Myselfוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589do establishמֵקִ֛יםme.KimH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with you, and with yourdescendantsזַרְעֲכֶ֖םzar.'a.KhemH2233afterאַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃'A.cha.rei.KhemH310you;

10and with everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingH2416creatureנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that is with you, the birdsבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775,the cattleבַּבְּהֵמָ֛הba.be.he.MahH929,and everyוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605beastH2421of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776with you; of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605that comesיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318out of the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,even everyלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605beastH2421of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11I establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with you; and allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320shallneverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֖וֹדodH5750be cutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772by the waterמִמֵּ֣יmi.MeiH4325of the floodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall there againע֛וֹדodH5750be a floodמַבּ֖וּלma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

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