Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 9:1-7

1And Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146and his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Be fruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509,and multiplyוּרְב֖וּu.re.VuH7235,and replenishוּמִלְא֥וּu.mil.'UH4390the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2And the fear of youוּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172and the dread of youוְחִתְּכֶם֙ve.chi.te.KhemH2844shall be upon every beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and upon every fowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,upon all that movethתִּרְמֹ֧שׂtir.MosH7430uponthe earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127,and upon all the fishesדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220;into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH3027are they deliveredנִתָּֽנוּ׃ni.Ta.nuH5414.

3Every moving thingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431that livethחַ֔יChaiH2416shall be meatלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402for you; even as the greenכְּיֶ֣רֶקke.Ye.rekH3418herbעֵ֔שֶׂב'E.sevH6212have I givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you all things.

4Butאַךְ־'akh-H389fleshבָּשָׂ֕רba.SarH1320with the lifeבְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315thereof, which isthe bloodדָמ֖וֹda.MoH1818thereof, shall ye not eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

5And surelyוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389your bloodדִּמְכֶ֤םdim.KhemH1818of your livesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙le.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315will I requireאֶדְרֹ֔שׁ'ed.RoshH1875;at the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of every beastחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416will I require itאֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ'ed.re.She.nuH1875,and at the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of manהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120;at the handמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027of every man’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251will I requireאֶדְרֹ֖שׁ'ed.RoshH1875the lifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of manהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

6Whoso sheddethשֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKhH8210man’sהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818,by manבָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120shall his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818be shedיִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.FekhH8210:for in the imageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

7And you, be ye fruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509,and multiplyוּרְב֑וּu.re.VuH7235;bring forth abundantlyשִׁרְצ֥וּshir.TzuH8317in the earthבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and multiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235therein.

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