Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 7:2-8

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,

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