New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 9:1-7

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.”

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