Revised Version 1895

Genesis 6

1And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490tomultiplyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7231on thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127, anddaughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323werebornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205unto them,

2that thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120that they were fair; and theytookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947themwivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802ofallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that theychoseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ba.Cha.ruH977.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Myspiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808striveיָד֨וֹןya.DonH1777withmanבָֽאָדָם֙va.'a.DamH120foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, for that he also isfleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320: yet shall hisdaysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117be anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

4TheNephilimהַנְּפִלִ֞יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303were in theearthבָאָרֶץ֮va.'a.RetzH776inthoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, and alsoafterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310that, when thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935in unto thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenH376, and they barechildrenH1121to them: thesameכֵ֗ןKhenH3651were themightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were ofoldH1121, themenH376ofrenownהַשֵּֽׁם׃ פha.ShemH8034.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thewickednessרָעַ֥תra.'AtH7451ofmanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120wasgreatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and thateveryH3605imaginationH3820of thethoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284of hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasonlyרַ֥קrakH7535evilרַ֖עra'H7451continuallyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6And itrepentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that he hadmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and itgrievedוַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.'a.TzevH6087him at hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willdestroyH6213manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havecreatedבָּרָ֙אתִי֙ba.Ra.tiH1254from thefaceH6440of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;bothמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921manמֵֽאָדָם֙me.'a.DamH120, andbeastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929, andcreepingH7431thingרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431, andfowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the air; for it repeatethmeH6440that I havemadeH6213them.

8ButNoahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146foundמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

9Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are thegenerationsבְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוbe.do.ro.TavH1755ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146.Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146was arighteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376, andperfectתָּמִ֥יםta.MimH8549in hisgenerationsH1755:Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146walkedהִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980withGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146begatthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526, andJaphethיָֽפֶת׃Ya.fetH3315.

11And theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wascorruptוַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תva.ti.sha.ChetH7843beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, it wascorruptנִשְׁחָ֑תָהnish.Cha.tahH7843; forallכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320hadcorruptedהִשְׁחִ֧יתhish.ChitH7843hiswayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

13AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoNoahלְנֹ֗חַle.No.achH5146, Theendקֵ֤ץketzH7093ofallכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320iscomeH935beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440meמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440; for theearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfilledמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390withviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555throughH935them; and,beholdוְהִנְנִ֥יve.hi.NiH2005, I willdestroyמַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.TamH7843them with theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee anarkתֵּבַ֣תte.VatH8392ofgopherגֹ֔פֶרGo.ferH1613woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086;roomsקִנִּ֖יםki.NimH7064shalt thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213in thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392, and shaltpitchH3724itwithinמִבַּ֥יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004and without withpitchH3724.

15And this ishowאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltmakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213it: thelengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392threeשְׁלֹ֧שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520, thebreadthרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341of itfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520, and theheightקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967of itthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520.

16AlightH7760shalt thoumakeH7760to thearkלַתֵּבָ֗הla.te.VahH8392, and to acubitאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520shalt thoufinishתְּכַלֶ֣נָּהte.kha.Le.nahH3615itupwardמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605; and thedoorוּפֶ֥תַחu.Fe.tachH6607of thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392shalt thousetH7760in thesideבְּצִדָּ֣הּbe.tzi.DahH6654thereof; withlowerתַּחְתִּיִּ֛םtach.ti.YimH8482,secondשְׁנִיִּ֥םshe.ni.YimH8145, andthirdוּשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםu.she.li.ShimH7992stories shalt thoumakeH7760it.

17And I,beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2009, Idoוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935thefloodהַמַּבּ֥וּלha.ma.BulH3999ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843allH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320,whereinH834is thebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307oflifeחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416, fromunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;everyH3605thingH3605that is in theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776shalldieיִגְוָֽע׃yig.Va'H1478.

18But I willestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with thee; and thou shaltcomeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, thou, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thywifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֥ve.'ish.te.KhaH802, and thysons’בָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with thee.

19And ofeveryH3605livingH2416thingH3605ofallH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ofeveryH3605sort shalt thoubringתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392, tokeepH935themaliveH2416with thee; they shall bemaleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347.

20Of thefowlמֵהָע֣וֹףme.ha.'ofH5775afterH4480theirkindלְמִינֵ֗הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327, and of thecattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929afterH4480theirkindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327, ofeveryH3605creepingH7431thingרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127afterH4480itsH3605kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ofeveryH3605sort shallcomeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto thee, tokeepH935themaliveלְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃le.Ha.cha.YotH2421.

21Andtakeקַח־kach-H3947thou unto thee ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605foodמַֽאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978that iseatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398, andgatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622it to thee; and it shall be forfoodH3978for thee, and for them.

22ThusH3651didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146; according toallכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651didעָשָֽׂה׃ ס'a.SahH6213he.

Commentaries on Genesis 6

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