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Genesis 7:17-22

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.

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