New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 9:1-17

1Then Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146and his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “BeH6509fruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.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-H3605animalH2421of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and on everyכָּל־kol-H3605birdע֣וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;on everythingבְּכֹל֩be.KholH3605that crawlsתִּרְמֹ֧שׂtir.MosH7430on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127,and on allוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the fishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220.They are handedבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH5414 H3027overH5414to you.

3Everyכָּל־kol-H3605movingH7431thingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431that is aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416shall be foodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402for you; I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414everythingכֹּֽל׃KolH3605to you, as I gavethe greenכְּיֶ֣רֶקke.Ye.rekH3418plantעֵ֔שֶׂב'E.sevH6212.

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

5I certainlyוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389will requireאֶדְרֹ֔שׁ'ed.RoshH1875your lifebloodדִּמְכֶ֤ם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙dim.Khem le.naf.sho.tei.KhemH1818 H5315;from everyכָּל־kol-H3605animalH2421I will requireאֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ'ed.re.She.nuH1875it. And from everypersonהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120,from everyH376manH376ashis brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251I will requireאֶדְרֹ֖שׁ'ed.RoshH1875the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of a personהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

6Whoever shedsשֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKhH8210humanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818,By manבָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818shall be shedיִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.FekhH8210, Forin the imageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430He madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213mankindהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

7As for you,beH6509fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.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.NiH589am establishingמֵקִ֛יםme.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 livestockבַּבְּהֵמָ֛הba.be.he.MahH929,and everyוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605animalH2421of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776with you; of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605that comesH3318outH3318of the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,everyלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605animalH2421of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11I establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with you; and allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320shallneverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֖וֹדodH5750be eliminatedיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772by the watersמִמֵּ֣יmi.MeiH4325of a floodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall there againע֛וֹדodH5750be a floodמַבּ֖וּלma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

12Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH2088isthe signאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285whichH834I am makingנֹתֵ֗ןno.TenH5414betweenH996Me and you and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that is with you, forallH5769futureH5769generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.RotH1755;

13I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Myrainbowקַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.TiH7198in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051, and it shallserve as a signלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996Me and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14It shall comeH1961aboutH1961,when I makeH6049a cloudעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051appearH6049overעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that the rainbowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198will be seenוְנִרְאֲתָ֥הve.nir.'a.TahH7200in the cloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃be.'a.NanH6051,

15andI will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֣יve.za.khar.TiH2142My covenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is betweenH996Me and you and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; andneverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֤וֹדodH5750shall the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325becomeיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961a floodלְמַבּ֔וּלle.ma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

16When the rainbowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198is in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051,then I will lookוּרְאִיתִ֗יהָu.re.'i.Ti.haH7200at it, to rememberלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142theeverlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430and everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that is on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

17And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146, “ThisH2088is the signאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285whichH834I have establishedהֲקִמֹ֔תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965betweenH996Me and allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that is on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.”

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