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Genesis 7:13-24

13On thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088veryH6106sameH6106dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,Shemוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8035,Hamוְחָ֥םve.ChamH2526,and Japhethוָיֶ֖פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315,the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146,and Noah’sנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wifeוְאֵ֣שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802and the threeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802of his sonsבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121with them, enteredבָּ֣אba'H935the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392,

14they and everyH3605animalH2421according to its kindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327,and allH3605the livestockהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929according totheir kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,and everyH3605crawlingH7431thingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that crawlsהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430on the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776according to its kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and everyH3605birdהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775according to its kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,allH3605sortsכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671of birdsצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833.

15So they wentוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392to Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,by twosH8147of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834there was the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeH2425.

16Those that enteredוְהַבָּאִ֗יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935,maleזָכָ֨רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֤הu.ne.ke.VahH5347of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,enteredבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935as Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him; and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorbehindבַּֽעֲדֽוֹ׃ba.'a.doH1157him.

17Then the floodהַמַּבּ֛וּלha.ma.BulH3999cameוַֽיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776forfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֖וֹםYomH3117,and the waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325increasedוַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.BuH7235and liftedוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375upH5375the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,so that it roseוַתָּ֖רָםva.Ta.romH7311aboveH4480 H5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18The waterהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396and increasedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392floatedוַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980on thesurfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

19And the waterוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedגָּֽבְר֛וּga.ve.RuH1396moreמְאֹ֥דme.'OdH3966and moreמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the highהַגְּבֹהִ֔יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022everywhereכָּל־kol-H3605underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the heavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were coveredוַיְכֻסּ֗וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

20The waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedגָּבְר֖וּga.ve.RuH1396fifteenחֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520higherמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605,and the mountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022were coveredוַיְכֻסּ֖וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

21Soallכָּל־kol-H3605creaturesבָּשָׂ֣ר׀ba.SarH1320that movedהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430on the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776perishedוַיִּגְוַ֞עvai.yig.Va'H1478:birdsבָּע֤וֹףba.'ofH5775,livestockוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929,animalsH2421,and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605swarmingH8318thingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that swarmsהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605mankindהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120;

22of allכֹּ֡לkolH3605that was on the dryבֶּחָֽרָבָ֖הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724landH2724,allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605in whoseH834nostrilsבְּאַפָּ֗יוbe.'a.PavH639was the breathנִשְׁמַת־nish.mat-H5397of the spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeH2425,diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.

23SoH3541He wipedH4229outH4229everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingH3351thingH3351that was upon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127,from mankindמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120to animalsבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929,to crawlingH7431thingsרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙re.mesH7431,and the birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they were wipedH4229outH4229from the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146was leftוַיִשָּׁ֧אֶרva.yi.Sha.'erH7604,together with those that were with him in the arkבַּתֵּבָֽה׃ba.te.VahH8392.

24The waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776for 150חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תcha.mi.Shim u.me.'AtH3967 H2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

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