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Genesis 8:8-11

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.

10So he waitedH3176anotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117longerע֔וֹדodH5750;and againוַיֹּ֛סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254he sentשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971outH7971the doveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123from the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

11And the doveהַיּוֹנָה֙hai.yo.NahH3123cameוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935to him inthe eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, in itsbeakבְּפִ֑יהָbe.Fi.haH6310was a freshטָרָ֣ףta.RafH2965oliveזַ֖יִתZa.yitH2132leafעֲלֵה־'a.leh-H5929.So Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wasH7043lowH7043on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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