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Genesis 8:6-9

6Then it cameH1961aboutH1961at the endמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093of fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֑וֹםYomH3117,that Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146openedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605thewindowחַלּ֥וֹןcha.LonH2474of the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213;

7and he sentH7971outH7971a ravenהָֽעֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH6158, and itflewוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318hereיָצוֹא֙ya.tzO'H3318and thereוָשׁ֔וֹבva.ShovH7725untilעַד־'ad-H5704the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325was driedH3001upH3001from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

8Then he sentH7971outH7971adoveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123,to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200if the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wasH7043lowH7043on thesurfaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127;

9but the doveהַיּוֹנָ֨הhai.yo.NahH3123foundמָצְאָה֩ma.tze.'AhH4672noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808restingH4494placeמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4494for the soleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709of its footרַגְלָ֗הּrag.LahH7272,so it returnedוַתָּ֤שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him in the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,for the waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325was on thesurfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Then he putH7971outH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it, and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935it into the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392to himself.

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