Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 7:13-16

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.

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