Revised Version 1895

Genesis 8

1AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146, andeveryH3605livingהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416thingH3605, andallH3605thecattleהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that were with him in thearkבַּתֵּבָ֑הba.te.VahH8392: andGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430madeH3605awindר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֨רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674over theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and thewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325assuaged;

2thefountainsמַעְיְנֹ֣תma'.ye.NotH4599also of thedeepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415and thewindowsוַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖תva.'a.ru.BotH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werestoppedH3607, and therainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653fromheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wasrestrainedוַיִּכָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ka.Le'H3607;

3and thewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325returnedH7725fromoffH5921theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776continuallyהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980: andafterH5921theendמִקְצֵ֕הmik.TzehH7097of anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325decreasedוַיַּחְסְר֣וּvai.yach.se.RuH2637.

4And thearkהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392restedוַתָּ֤נַחva.Ta.nachH5117in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, on the seventeenthdayי֖וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,uponעַ֖ל'alH5921themountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofAraratאֲרָרָֽט׃'a.ra.RatH780.

5And thewatersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325decreasedוְחָס֔וֹרve.cha.SorH2637continuallyהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thetenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320: in thetenthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ba.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, on thefirstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayH2320of themonthH2320, were thetopsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶֽהָרִֽים׃He.ha.RimH2022seenנִרְא֖וּnir.'UH7200.

6And itcameH1961topassH1961at theendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֑וֹםYomH3117, thatNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146openedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605thewindowחַלּ֥וֹןcha.LonH2474of thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadmadeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213:

7and hesentוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.LachH7971forthH3318aravenהָֽעֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH6158, and itwentH3318forthH3318to andfroוָשׁ֔וֹבva.ShovH7725,untilעַד־'ad-H5704thewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325weredriedH3001upH3001fromoffמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

8And hesentH7971forthH7971adoveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123from him, toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200ifH7043thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wereabatedH7043fromoffמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127;

9but thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֨הhai.yo.NahH3123foundמָצְאָה֩ma.tze.'AhH4672noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808restמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4494for thesoleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709ofherH3605footרַגְלָ֗הּrag.LahH7272, andsheכִּי־ki-H3588returnedוַתָּ֤שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725unto him to thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, for thewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325were on thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thewholeH3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and heputH7971forthH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, andtookוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947herH3605, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935herH3605in unto himintoH413thearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

10And hestayedH5750yetotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117; andagainע֔וֹדodH5750hesentשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971forthH7971thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123outמִן־min-H4480of thearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392;

11and thedoveהַיּוֹנָה֙hai.yo.NahH3123cameH935in to him at eventide; and,loוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, inherאֵלָ֤יו'e.LavH413mouthבְּפִ֑יהָbe.Fi.haH6310anoliveזַ֖יִתZa.yitH2132leafעֲלֵה־'a.leh-H5929plucktoffH5921:soH935Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that thewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wereabatedקַ֥לּוּKa.luH7043fromoffH5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12And hestayedH5750yetotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117; andsentH7971forthH7971thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3123; andsheH3808returnedשׁוּב־shuv-H7725notH3808againH5750unto himanyH5750moreH5750.

13And itcameH1961topassH1961in thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֜וֹתme.'otH3967andfirstבָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ba.ri.shOnH7223yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141, in thefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thefirstH7223dayH2320of themonthH2320, thewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325were driedupH7200fromoffמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andNoahנֹ֙חַ֙no.achH5146removedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493thecoveringמִכְסֵ֣הmikh.SehH4372of thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, andlookedH7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundH776was dried.

14And in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthוּבַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙u.va.Cho.deshH2320, on thesevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֧הbe.shiv.'AhH7651andtwentiethוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, was theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776dryיָבְשָׁ֖הya.ve.ShahH3001.

15AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spake untoNoahנֹ֥חַNo.achH5146,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Goצֵ֖אtze'H3318forthH3318of thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392, thou, and thywifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛ve.'ish.te.KhaH802, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֥יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thysons’בָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with thee.

17Bringהַיְצֵ֣אhay.tze'H3318forthH3318with theeeveryH3605livingהַחַיָּ֨הha.chai.YahH2416thingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431that is with thee ofallH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320,bothH3605fowlבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775, andcattleוּבַבְּהֵמָ֛הu.va.be.he.MahH929, andeveryH3605creepingH7431thingH7431that creepethuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776; that they maybreedH8317abundantlyH8317in theearthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, and befruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509, andmultiplyוְרָב֖וּve.ra.VuH7235uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18AndNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146wentH3318forthH3318, and hissonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121, and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802, and hissons’בָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with him:

19everyכָּל־kol-H3605beastהַֽחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416,everyכָּל־kol-H3605creepingH7431thingהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605fowlהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775,whatsoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605movethuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,afterמִן־min-H4480theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םle.mish.pe.Cho.tei.HemH4940,wentH3318forthH3318outH3318of thearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

20AndNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146builded analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDH3068; andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947ofeveryמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889beastהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929, and ofeveryוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605cleanהַטָּהֹ֔רha.ta.HorH2889fowlהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775, andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntעֹלֹ֖ת'o.LotH5930offeringsH3068on thealtarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

21And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068smelledוַיָּ֣רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306the sweet savour; and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808againע֤וֹדodH5750curseלְקַלֵּ֨לle.ka.LelH7043thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127anyH3605moreH5750forman’sהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120sakeבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668, for that theimaginationH3820ofman’sהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120heartלֵ֧בlevH3820isevilרַ֖עra'H7451from hisyouthמִנְּעֻרָ֑יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will Iagainע֛וֹדodH5750smiteלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221anyH3605moreH5750everyH3605thingH7043livingחַ֖יchaiH2416, as I havedoneעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

22Whileעֹ֖ד'odH5750theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776remaineth,seedtimeזֶ֡רַעZe.ra'H2233andharvestוְ֠קָצִירVe.ka.tzirH7105, andcoldוְקֹ֨רve.KorH7120andheatוָחֹ֜םva.ChomH2527, andsummerוְקַ֧יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019andwinterוָחֹ֛רֶףva.Cho.refH2779, anddayH3117andnightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808ceaseיִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃yish.Bo.tuH7673.

Commentaries on Genesis 8

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