Revised Version 1895

Genesis 9:1-11

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.

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