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Genesis 6

1And it came to pass, whenmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490tomultiplyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7231onעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127, anddaughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323werebornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205to them,

2That thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120thattheyהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2007werefairטֹבֹ֖תto.VotH2896; and theytookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947themwivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802of all whom theychoseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ba.Cha.ruH977.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Myspiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307shall notalwaysלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769striveיָד֨וֹןya.DonH1777withmanבָֽאָדָם֙va.'a.DamH120, for that healsoבְּשַׁגַּ֖םbe.sha.GamH1571 H7683isfleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320: yet hisdaysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117shall be anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

4There weregiantsהַנְּפִלִ֞יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303in theearthבָאָרֶץ֮va.'a.RetzH776in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117; and alsoafterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatכֵ֗ןKhenH3651,whenH834thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameinיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935to thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, and theyboreוְיָלְד֖וּve.yal.DuH3205children to them, thesameH1992became mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368who were ofoldמֵעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769,menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofrenownהַשֵּֽׁם׃ פha.ShemH8034.

5AndGodיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thewickednessרָעַ֥תra.'AtH7451ofmanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120wasgreatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and that everyimaginationיֵ֙צֶר֙ye.tzerH3336of thethoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284of hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasonlyרַ֥קrakH7535evilרַ֖עra'H7451continuallyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162that he hadmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and itgrievedוַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.'a.TzevH6087himatאֶל־'el-H413hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willdestroyאֶמְחֶ֨ה'em.ChehH4229manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120whom I havecreatedבָּרָ֙אתִי֙ba.Ra.tiH1254from thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127; bothmanמֵֽאָדָם֙me.'a.DamH120,andH5704beastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929, and the creepingthingרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431, and thefowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; for Irepentנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162that I havemadeעֲשִׂיתִֽם׃'a.si.TimH6213them.

8ButNoahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146foundמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

9These are thegenerationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146:Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146was ajustצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376andperfectתָּמִ֥יםta.MimH8549in hisgenerationsבְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוbe.do.ro.TavH1755, andNoahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146walkedהִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980withGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526, andJaphethיָֽפֶת׃Ya.fetH3315.

11Theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776also wascorruptוַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תva.ti.sha.ChetH7843beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430lookedוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200upon theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and, behold, it wascorruptנִשְׁחָ֑תָהnish.Cha.tahH7843; for allfleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320hadcorruptedהִשְׁחִ֧יתhish.ChitH7843hiswayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870upon theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

13AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toNoahלְנֹ֗חַle.No.achH5146, Theendקֵ֤ץketzH7093of allfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320iscomeבָּ֣אba'H935beforemeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440; for theearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776is filledwithמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555throughthemמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440; and, behold, I willdestroyמַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.TamH7843themwithאֶת־'et-H854theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee anarkתֵּבַ֣תte.VatH8392ofgopherגֹ֔פֶרGo.ferH1613woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086;roomsקִנִּ֖יםki.NimH7064shalt thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213inH854thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392, and shaltpitchוְכָֽפַרְתָּ֥ve.kha.far.TaH3722itwithinמִבַּ֥יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004andwithoutוּמִח֖וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351withpitchבַּכֹּֽפֶר׃ba.Ko.ferH3724.

15And this is the fashion in which thou shaltmakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213it: Thelengthאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392shall bethreeשְׁלֹ֧שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520, thebreadthרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341of itfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520, and theheightקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967of itthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520.

16Awindowצֹ֣הַר׀Tzo.harH6672shalt thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213to thearkלַתֵּבָ֗הla.te.VahH8392, and in acubitאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520shalt thoufinishתְּכַלֶ֣נָּהte.kha.Le.nahH3615itaboveמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605; and thedoorוּפֶ֥תַחu.Fe.tachH6607of thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392shalt thousetתָּשִׂ֑יםta.SimH7760in itssideבְּצִדָּ֣הּbe.tzi.DahH6654; withlowerתַּחְתִּיִּ֛םtach.ti.YimH8482,secondשְׁנִיִּ֥םshe.ni.YimH8145, andthirdוּשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםu.she.li.ShimH7992stories shalt thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ׃Ta.'a.Se.haH6213it.

17And,beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2009,Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589, even I, dobringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935afloodהַמַּבּ֥וּלha.ma.BulH3999ofwatersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325upon theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843allfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320, in which is thebreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307oflifeחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416, fromunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and everythingH3605that is on theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776shalldieיִגְוָֽע׃yig.Va'H1478.

18But with thee will Iestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285; and thou shaltcomeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392,thouאַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH859, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thywifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֥ve.'ish.te.KhaH802, and thysonsבָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121’wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with thee.

19And of every livingthingהָ֠חַיHa.chaiH2416of allfleshבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of every sort shalt thoubringתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935into thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392, to keep themaliveלְהַחֲיֹ֣תle.ha.cha.YotH2421with thee; they shall bemaleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347.

20Offowlsמֵהָע֣וֹףme.ha.'ofH5775after theirkindלְמִינֵ֗הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327, and ofcattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929after theirkindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327, of every creepingthingרֶ֥מֶשׂRe.mesH7431of theearthהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127after itskindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of every sort shallcomeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to thee, to keep themaliveלְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃le.Ha.cha.YotH2421.

21Andtakeקַח־kach-H3947thou to thee of allfoodמַֽאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978that iseatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398, and thou shaltgatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622it to thee; and it shall be forfoodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402for thee, and for them.

22Thusdidוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146; according to all thatGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him, sodidעָשָֽׂה׃ ס'a.SahH6213he.

Commentaries on Genesis 6

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