Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 9:11-15

11And I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with you; neither shall all fleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320be cut offיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772any more by the watersמִמֵּ֣יmi.MeiH4325of a floodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999;neither shall there any more be a floodמַבּ֖וּלma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This isthe tokenאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285which Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589makeנֹתֵ֗ןno.TenH5414between me and you and every livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that iswith you, for perpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.RotH1755:

13I do setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my bowקַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.TiH7198in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051,and it shall be for a tokenלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285between me and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14And it shall come to pass, when I bringבְּעַֽנְנִ֥יbe.'a.NiH6049a cloudעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051over the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that the bowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shall be seenוְנִרְאֲתָ֥הve.nir.'a.TahH7200in the cloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃be.'a.NanH6051:

15And I will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֣יve.za.khar.TiH2142my covenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285, which isbetween me and you and every livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of all fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320;and the watersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325shall no moreע֤וֹדodH5750become a floodלְמַבּ֔וּלle.ma.BulH3999to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843all fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

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