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Genesis 9:8-16

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.”

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