Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 8:16-17

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.

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