Revised Version 1895

Genesis 9

1AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146and hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121, andsaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Befruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509, andmultiplyוּרְב֖וּu.re.VuH7235, and replenish theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2And thefearוּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172ofyouH834and the dread ofyouH834shall beuponH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, anduponH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605fowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the air; withallבְּכֹל֩be.KholH3605wherewith thegroundH776teemeth, andallוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the fishes of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,intoH5921yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH3027are theydeliveredנִתָּֽנוּ׃ni.Ta.nuH5414.

3Everyכָּל־kol-H3605movingH7431thingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431that liveth shall befoodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402foryouH834; as thegreenכְּיֶ֣רֶקke.Ye.rekH3418herbעֵ֔שֶׂב'E.sevH6212have Igivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youH834allכֹּֽל׃KolH3605.

4Butfleshבָּשָׂ֕רba.SarH1320with thelifeבְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315thereof, which is thebloodדָמ֖וֹda.MoH1818thereof, shall yenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

5Andsurelyוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389yourbloodדִּמְכֶ֤םdim.KhemH1818, thebloodH1818of yourlivesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙le.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315, will Irequireאֶדְרֹ֔שׁ'ed.RoshH1875; at thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofeveryH3605beastחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416will Irequireאֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ'ed.re.She.nuH1875it: and at thehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofmanH376,evenH853at thehandמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027ofeveryH3605man’sH376brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, will Irequireאֶדְרֹ֖שׁ'ed.RoshH1875thelifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofmanH376.

6Whoso sheddethman’sהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818, bymanבָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120shall hisbloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818beshedH8210: for in theimageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213hemanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

7Andyouוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859, be yefruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509, andmultiplyוּרְב֑וּu.re.VuH7235; bring forthabundantlyשִׁרְצ֥וּshir.TzuH8317in theearthבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776, andmultiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235therein.

8AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430spake untoNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146, and to hissonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121with him,sayingH559,

9And I,beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, Iestablishמֵקִ֛יםme.KimH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285withyouH853, and with yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֖םzar.'a.KhemH2233afterאַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃'A.cha.rei.KhemH310youH853;

10and witheveryכָּל־kol-H3605livingH2416creatureנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that is withyouH834, thefowlבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775, thecattleH929, andeveryוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605beastH929of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776withyouH834; ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605thatgoH3318outH3318of thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,evenH776everyלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605beastH929of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11And I willestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285withyouH3605;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shallallH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320becutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772anyH3605moreע֖וֹדodH5750by thewatersמִמֵּ֣יmi.MeiH4325of thefloodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall thereanyH3605moreע֛וֹדodH5750be afloodמַבּ֖וּלma.BulH3999todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This is the token of thecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285whichH834ImakeH5414betweenH996meH5414andyouH834andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that is withyouH834, forperpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.RotH1755:

13I dosetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mybowקַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.TiH7198in thecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051, and it shall be for a token of acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996meH5414and theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when IbringH1961acloudעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051over theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that thebowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shall beseenוְנִרְאֲתָ֥הve.nir.'a.TahH7200in thecloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃be.'a.NanH6051,

15and I willrememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֣יve.za.khar.TiH2142mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285,whichH834isbetweenH996meH5315andyouH834andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; and thewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325shallnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֤וֹדodH5750becomeיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961afloodלְמַבּ֔וּלle.ma.BulH3999todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

16And thebowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shall be in thecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051; and I willlookוּרְאִיתִ֗יהָu.re.'i.Ti.haH7200uponH5921it, that I mayrememberלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142theeverlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605livingחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that isuponH5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146, This is the token of thecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285whichH834I haveestablishedהֲקִמֹ֔תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965betweenH996meאֶל־'el-H413andallכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that isuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

18And thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146, thatwentH3318forthH3318of thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, wereShemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035, andHamוְחָ֣םve.ChamH2526, andJaphethוָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetH3315: andHamוְחָ֕םve.ChamH2526is thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofCanaanכְנָֽעַן׃khe.Na.'anH3667.

19Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969were thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146: and oftheseוּמֵאֵ֖לֶּהu.me.'E.lehH428was thewholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776overspread.

20AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146beganוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to be an husbandman, andplantedוַיִּטַּ֖עvai.yi.Ta'H5193avineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754:

21and hedrankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354of thewineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, and was drunken; and he wasuncoveredוַיִּתְגַּ֖לvai.yit.GalH1540withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432histentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168.

22AndHamחָ֚םchamH2526, thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofCanaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667,sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046histwoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251without.

23AndShemשֵׁ֨םshemH8035andJaphethוָיֶ֜פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947agarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֗הha.sim.LahH8071, andlaidוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147theirshouldersשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7926, andwentH6440backwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322, andcoveredוַיְכַסּ֕וּvay.kha.SuH3680thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1; and theirfacesH6440werebackwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322, and theysawרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200notלֹ֥אlo'H3808theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172.

24AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146awokeוַיִּ֥יקֶץvai.Yi.ketzH3364from hiswineמִיֵּינ֑וֹmi.yei.NoH3196, andknewוַיֵּ֕דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hisyoungestהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121haddoneעָ֥שָׂה־'A.sah-H6213unto him.

25And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779beCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; Aservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650ofservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650shall he be unto hisbrethrenלְאֶחָֽיו׃le.'e.ChavH251.

26And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹ֣הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430ofShemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035; Andletוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961Canaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667be hisservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

27Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430enlargeיַ֤פְתְּyaftH6601Japhethלְיֶ֔פֶתle.Ye.fetH3315, AndletH1961himdwellוְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ןve.yish.KonH7931in thetentsבְּאָֽהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168ofShemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035; AndletH1961Canaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667be hisservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

28AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310thefloodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967andfiftyוַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsH8141.

29Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146werenineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsH8141: and hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ פvai.ya.MotH4191.

Commentaries on Genesis 9

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