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Genesis 9:8-16

8And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146,and to his sonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121with him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9And I, behold, I establishמֵקִ֛יםme.KimH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with you, and with your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֖םzar.'a.KhemH2233after youאַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃'A.cha.rei.KhemH310;

10And with every livingהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that iswith you, of the fowlבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775,of the cattleבַּבְּהֵמָ֛הba.be.he.MahH929,and of every beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776with you; from all that go outיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318of the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,to every beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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.

16And the bowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shall be in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051;and I will look upon itוּרְאִיתִ֗יהָu.re.'i.Ti.haH7200,that I may rememberלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142the everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430andוּבֵין֙u.VeinH996every livingחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of all fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that isupon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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