Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 7

1And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Noahלְנֹ֔חַle.No.achH5146,Comeבֹּֽא־bo'-H935thou and all thy houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004into the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392;for thee have I seenרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662before meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088generationבַּדּ֥וֹרba.DorH1755.

2Of every cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889beastהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929thou shalt takeתִּֽקַּח־ti.kach-H3947to thee by sevensH7651,the maleאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and his femaleוְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹve.'ish.ToH802:and of beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֡הha.be.he.MahH929that arenot cleanטְהֹרָ֥ה הִ֛ואte.ho.Rah hi'H1931 H2889by twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147,the maleאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and his femaleוְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.'ish.ToH802.

3Of fowlsמֵע֧וֹףme.'ofH5775also of the airהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064by sevensH7651,the maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145and the femaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347;to keepH2421seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233aliveלְחַיּ֥וֹתle.chai.YotH2421upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of all the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4For yetע֜וֹדodH5750sevenשִׁבְעָ֗הshiv.'AhH7651daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117,and I will cause it to rainמַמְטִ֣ירmam.TirH4305upon the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;and everyכָּל־kol-H3605living substanceהַיְקוּם֙hay.KumH3351that I have madeעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213will I destroyוּמָחִ֗יתִיu.ma.Chi.tiH4229from offH5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

5And Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according unto all that Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him.

6And Noahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when the floodוְהַמַּבּ֣וּלve.ham.ma.BulH3999of watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325was upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7And Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146went inוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935,and his sonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121,and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹve.'ish.ToH802,and his sons’בָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with him, into the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the floodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999.

8Of cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֔הha.te.ho.RahH2889beastsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,and of beastsהַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that arenot cleanטְהֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889,and of fowlsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775,and of every thing that creepethרֹמֵ֖שׂro.MesH7430upon the earthהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127,

9There went inבָּ֧אוּBa.'uH935twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147and twoשְׁנַ֜יִםshe.Na.yimH8147unto Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146into the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392,the maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145and the femaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347,asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146.

10And it came to pass after sevenלְשִׁבְעַ֣תle.shiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,that the watersוּמֵ֣יu.MeiH4325of the floodהַמַּבּ֔וּלha.ma.BulH3999were upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11Inבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141the sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredthמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141of Noah’sנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146lifeלְחַיֵּי־le.chai.yei-H2416,in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320,the seventeenthבְּשִׁבְעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רbe.shiv.'ah- 'a.SarH6240 H7651dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the sameהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117were all the fountainsמַעְיְנֹת֙ma'.ye.NotH4599of the greatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415broken upנִבְקְעוּ֙niv.ke.'UH1234,and the windowsוַאֲרֻבֹּ֥תva.'a.ru.BotH699of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were openedנִפְתָּֽחוּ׃nif.Ta.chuH6605.

12And the rainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653was upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

13In the selfsameבְּעֶ֨צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117enteredבָּ֣אba'H935Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,and Shemוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8035,and Hamוְחָ֥םve.ChamH2526,and Japhethוָיֶ֖פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315,the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146,and Noah’sנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wifeוְאֵ֣שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802,and the threeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802of his sonsבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121with them, into the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392;

14Theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992,and every beastהַֽחַיָּ֣הha.chai.YahH2416after his kindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327,and all the cattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929after their kindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327,and every creeping thingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that creepethהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776after his kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and every fowlהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775after his kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,every birdצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833of every sortכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671.

15And they went inוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146into the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147and twoשְׁנַ֙יִם֙she.Na.yimH8147of all fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320,whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834isthe breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

16And they that went inוְהַבָּאִ֗יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935,went inבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935maleזָכָ֨רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֤הu.ne.ke.VahH5347of all fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320,as Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him: and Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shut him inוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462.

17And the floodהַמַּבּ֛וּלha.ma.BulH3999was fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֖וֹםYomH3117upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325increasedוַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.BuH7235,and bare upוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,and it was lift upוַתָּ֖רָםva.Ta.romH7311above the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And the watersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396,and were increasedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392wentH3212upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

19And the watersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedגָּֽבְר֛וּga.ve.RuH1396exceedinglyH3966upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and all the highהַגְּבֹהִ֔יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364hillsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, that wereunderתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the whole heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,were coveredוַיְכֻסּ֗וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

20Fifteenחֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520upwardמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605did the watersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailגָּבְר֖וּga.ve.RuH1396;and the mountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022were coveredוַיְכֻסּ֖וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

21And all fleshבָּשָׂ֣ר׀ba.SarH1320diedוַיִּגְוַ֞עvai.yig.Va'H1478that movedהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,both of fowlבָּע֤וֹףba.'ofH5775,and of cattleוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929,and of beastוּבַ֣חַיָּ֔הu.Va.chai.YahH2416,and of every creeping thingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepethהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and every manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120:

22All in whose nostrilsבְּאַפָּ֗יוbe.'a.PavH639wasthe breathנִשְׁמַת־ ר֨וּחַnish.mat- Ru.achH7307 H5397of lifeחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416, of all that wasin the dryבֶּחָֽרָבָ֖הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724land,diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.

23And every living substanceהַיְק֣וּם׀hay.KumH3351was destroyedוַיִּ֜מַחvai.Yi.machH4229which was upon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127,both manמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120,and cattleבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929,and the creeping thingsרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙re.mesH7431,and the fowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and they were destroyedוַיִּמָּח֖וּvai.yi.ma.ChuH4229from the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and Noahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389remainedוַיִשָּׁ֧אֶרva.yi.Sha.'erH7604alive,and they thatH834werewith him in the arkבַּתֵּבָֽה׃ba.te.VahH8392.

24And the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776an hundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

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