Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 8:13-19

13And it came to pass in the sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredthמֵא֜וֹתme.'otH3967and first yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,in the firstבָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ba.ri.shOnH7223month,the firstH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325were dried upחָֽרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717from off the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and Noahנֹ֙חַ֙no.achH5146removedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the coveringמִכְסֵ֣הmikh.SehH4372of the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,and lookedוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, behold, the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127was dryחָֽרְב֖וּcha.re.VuH2717.

14And in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthוּבַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙u.va.Cho.deshH2320,on the sevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֧הbe.shiv.'AhH7651and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,was the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776driedיָבְשָׁ֖הya.ve.ShahH3001.

15And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Noahנֹ֥חַNo.achH5146,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Go forthצֵ֖אtze'H3318of the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,thou, and thy wifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛ve.'ish.te.KhaH802,and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֥יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,and thy sons’בָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with thee.

17Bring forthהַיְצֵ֣אhay.tze'H3318with thee every living thingהַחַיָּ֨הha.chai.YahH2416that iswith thee, of all fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320, bothof fowlבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775,and of cattleוּבַבְּהֵמָ֛הu.va.be.he.MahH929,and of every creeping thingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that creepethהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;that they may breed abundantlyוְשָֽׁרְצ֣וּve.sha.re.TzuH8317in the earthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and be fruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509,and multiplyוְרָב֖וּve.ra.VuH7235upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146went forthוַיֵּ֖צֵא־vai.Ye.tze'-H3318,and his sonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121,and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802,and his sons’בָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with him:

19Every beastהַֽחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416,every creeping thingהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431,and every fowlהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775, andwhatsoeverH3605creepethרוֹמֵ֣שׂro.MesH7430upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,after their kindsלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םle.mish.pe.Cho.tei.HemH4940,went forthיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318out of the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

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