Revised Version 1895

Genesis 6:5-18

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.

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