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Genesis 8:8-11

8Also he sent forthוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971a doveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123from him, to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200if the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325were abatedהֲקַ֣לּוּha.Ka.luH7043from off the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127;

9But the doveהַיּוֹנָ֨הhai.yo.NahH3123foundמָצְאָה֩ma.tze.'AhH4672no restמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4494for the soleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709of her footרַגְלָ֗הּrag.LahH7272,and she returnedוַתָּ֤שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725unto him into the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,for the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325wereon the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the whole earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:then he put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,and took herוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947,and pulled her inוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935unto him into the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

10And he stayedוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342yet otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;and againוַיֹּ֛סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254he sent forthשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971the doveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123out of the arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392;

11And the doveהַיּוֹנָה֙hai.yo.NahH3123came inוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935to him in the eveningלְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶבle.'Et 'E.revH6153 H6256;and, lo, in her mouthבְּפִ֑יהָbe.Fi.haH6310wasan oliveזַ֖יִתZa.yitH2132leafעֲלֵה־'a.leh-H5929pluckt offטָרָ֣ףta.RafH2965:so Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that the watersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325were abatedקַ֥לּוּKa.luH7043from off the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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