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Genesis 7:11-17

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.

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