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Genesis 8:1-5

1ButGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146and allכָּל־kol-H3605the animalsH2421and allכָּל־kol-H3605the livestockהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that were with him in the arkבַּתֵּבָ֑הba.te.VahH8392; andGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430caused a windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307to passוַיַּעֲבֵ֨רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674overעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325subsidedוַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּvai.ya.Sho.kuH7918.

2Alsothe fountainsמַעְיְנֹ֣תma'.ye.NotH4599of the deepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415and thefloodgatesוַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖תva.'a.ru.BotH699of the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wereH5534closedH5534, andthe rainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653from the skyהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064was restrainedוַיִּכָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ka.Le'H3607;

3and the waterהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325recededH7725steadilyהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980from the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and at the endמִקְצֵ֕הmik.TzehH7097of 150חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תcha.mi.Shim u.me.'AtH3967 H2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325decreasedוַיַּחְסְר֣וּvai.yach.se.RuH2637.

4Then in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,on the seventeenthבְּשִׁבְעָה־ עָשָׂ֥רbe.shiv.'ah- 'a.SarH7651 H6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the arkהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392restedוַתָּ֤נַחva.Ta.nachH5117upon the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Araratאֲרָרָֽט׃'a.ra.RatH780.

5And the waterוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325decreasedוְחָס֔וֹרve.cha.SorH2637steadilyהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the tenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320;in the tenthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ba.'a.si.RiH6224month, on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259day of the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the topsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶֽהָרִֽים׃He.ha.RimH2022becameH7200visibleH7200.

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