Revised Version 1895

Genesis 7

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoNoahלְנֹ֔חַle.No.achH5146,Comeבֹּֽא־bo'-H935thou andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004intoH413thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392; for thee have Iseenרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440meH413in thisgenerationבַּדּ֥וֹרba.DorH1755.

2Ofeveryמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889beastהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929thou shalttakeתִּֽקַּח־ti.kach-H3947to theesevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651andsevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651, themaleאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and hisfemaleוְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹve.'ish.ToH802; and of thebeastsהַבְּהֵמָ֡הha.be.he.MahH929that arenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808cleanטְהֹרָ֥הte.ho.RahH2889twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147, themaleאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and hisfemaleוְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.'ish.ToH802;

3of thefowlמֵע֧וֹףme.'ofH5775also of the air,sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651andsevenשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'AhH7651,maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347: to keepseedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233aliveלְחַיּ֥וֹתle.chai.YotH2421uponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofallכָל־khol-H3605theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4For yetsevenשִׁבְעָ֗הshiv.'AhH7651daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117, and I will cause it torainמַמְטִ֣ירmam.TirH4305uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915; andeveryH3605livingH3351thingH3351that I havemadeעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213will IdestroyH3605fromoffמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundH776.

5AndNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according untoallכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him.

6AndNoahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when thefloodוְהַמַּבּ֣וּלve.ham.ma.BulH3999ofwatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325wasuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7AndNoahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wentוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935in, and hissonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121, and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹve.'ish.ToH802, and hissons’בָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with him,intoאֶל־'el-H413thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of thefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999.

8Ofcleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֔הha.te.ho.RahH2889beastsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929, and ofbeastsהַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that arenotאֵינֶ֖נָּה'ei.Ne.nahH369cleanטְהֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889, and of fowls, and ofeveryH3605thingH3605that creepethuponעַל־'al-H5921thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127,

9therewentבָּ֧אוּBa.'uH935intwoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147andtwoשְׁנַ֜יִםshe.Na.yimH8147untoNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146intoH413thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392,maleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347, asGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146.

10And itcameוַֽיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961topassהָי֖וּha.YuH1961afterH5921thesevenלְשִׁבְעַ֣תle.shiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117, that thewatersוּמֵ֣יu.MeiH4325of thefloodהַמַּבּ֔וּלha.ma.BulH3999wereuponH5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11In thesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredthמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yearH8141ofNoah’sנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146lifeH3117, in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320, on the seventeenthdayי֖וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, on thesameהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117wereallכָּֽל־kal-H3605thefountainsמַעְיְנֹת֙ma'.ye.NotH4599of thegreatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415brokenH1234upH1234, and thewindowsוַאֲרֻבֹּ֥תva.'a.ru.BotH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wereopenedנִפְתָּֽחוּ׃nif.Ta.chuH6605.

12And therainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653wasuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

13In the selfsamedayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117enteredבָּ֣אba'H935Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146, andShemוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8035, andHamוְחָ֥םve.ChamH2526, andJaphethוָיֶ֖פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315, thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146, andNoah’sנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wifeוְאֵ֣שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802, and thethreeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802of hissonsבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121with them,intoאֶל־'el-H413thearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392;

14they, andeveryH3605beastH929afterH5921itsH3605kindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327, andallH3605thecattleH929afterH5921theirkindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327, andeveryH3605creepingH7431thingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that creepethuponH5921theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776afterH5921itsH3605kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327, andeveryH3605fowlהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775afterH5921itsH3605kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,everyH3605birdצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833ofeveryH3605sort.

15And theywentוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in untoNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146intoH413thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147andtwoשְׁנַ֙יִם֙she.Na.yimH8147ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is thebreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307oflifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

16And they thatwentוְהַבָּאִ֗יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935in,wentבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935inmaleזָכָ֨רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֤הu.ne.ke.VahH5347ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320, asGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him: and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shutוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462him in.

17And thefloodהַמַּבּ֛וּלha.ma.BulH3999wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֖וֹםYomH3117uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and thewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325increasedוַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.BuH7235, and bareupH5375thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, and it wasliftוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375upH5375aboveמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And thewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396, andincreasedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392wentH6440uponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceH6440of thewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

19And thewatersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedגָּֽבְר֛וּga.ve.RuH1396exceedinglyH3966uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehighהַגְּבֹהִ֔יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364mountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022that wereunderתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werecoveredוַיְכֻסּ֗וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

20Fifteenעֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.RehH6240cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520upwardמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605did thewatersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailגָּבְר֖וּga.ve.RuH1396; and themountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022werecoveredוַיְכֻסּ֖וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

21AndallH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֣ר׀ba.SarH1320diedוַיִּגְוַ֞עvai.yig.Va'H1478thatmovedהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,bothH3605fowlבָּע֤וֹףba.'ofH5775, andcattleH929, andbeastH929, andeveryH3605creepingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepethuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andeveryH3605manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120:

22allכֹּ֡לkolH3605inwhoseH834nostrilsבְּאַפָּ֗יוbe.'a.PavH639was thebreathר֨וּחַRu.achH7307of thespiritH7307oflifeחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416, ofallמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605that was in thedryבֶּחָֽרָבָ֖הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724landH2724,diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.

23Andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605livingהַיְק֣וּם׀hay.KumH3351thingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙re.mesH7431wasdestroyedוַיִּ֜מַחvai.Yi.machH4229whichH834wasuponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundH776,bothמִן־min-H4480manמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120, andcattleבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929, andcreepingH7431thingH7431, andfowlע֣וֹףofH5775of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and they weredestroyedוַיִּמָּח֖וּvai.yi.ma.ChuH4229from theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389wasleftוַיִשָּׁ֧אֶרva.yi.Sha.'erH7604, and they that were with him in thearkבַּתֵּבָֽה׃ba.te.VahH8392.

24And thewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

Commentaries on Genesis 7

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