Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 7:1-4

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.

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