Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 6:18-21

18But with thee will I establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285;and thou shalt comeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,thouאַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH859,and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,and thy wifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֥ve.'ish.te.KhaH802,and thy sons’בָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with thee.

19And of every living thingהָ֠חַיHa.chaiH2416of all fleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of every sortshalt thou bringתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935into the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392, to keep themaliveלְהַחֲיֹ֣תle.ha.cha.YotH2421with thee; they shall be maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347.

20Of fowlsמֵהָע֣וֹףme.ha.'ofH5775after their kindלְמִינֵ֗הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and of cattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929after their kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,of every creeping thingרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127after his kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of every sortshall comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto thee, to keep themaliveלְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃le.Ha.cha.YotH2421.

21And takeקַח־kach-H3947thou unto thee of all foodמַֽאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978that is eatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398,and thou shalt gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622itto thee; and it shall be for foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402for thee, and for them.

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