Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 7

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toNoahלְנֹ֔חַle.No.achH5146,Comeבֹּֽא־bo'-H935thou and all thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004into thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392; for thee have Iseenרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662beforemeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440inthisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088generationבַּדּ֥וֹרba.DorH1755.

2Of everycleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889beastהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929thou shalttakeתִּֽקַּח־ti.kach-H3947to thee bysevensH7651, themaleאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and hisfemaleוְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹve.'ish.ToH802: and ofbeastsהַבְּהֵמָ֡הha.be.he.MahH929that are notcleanטְהֹרָ֥ה הִ֛ואte.ho.Rah hi'H2889 H1931bytwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147, themaleאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and hisfemaleוְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.'ish.ToH802.

3Offowlsמֵע֧וֹףme.'ofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064also bysevensH7651, themaleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145and thefemaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347; tokeepH2421seedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233aliveלְחַיּ֥וֹתle.chai.YotH2421on thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of all theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Foryetע֜וֹדodH5750sevenשִׁבְעָ֗הshiv.'AhH7651daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117, and I will cause it torainמַמְטִ֣ירmam.TirH4305upon theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915; andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605livingthingהַיְקוּם֙hay.KumH3351that I havemadeעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213will Idestroyוּמָחִ֗יתִיu.ma.Chi.tiH4229fromH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

5AndNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to all that theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him.

6AndNoahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when thefloodוְהַמַּבּ֣וּלve.ham.ma.BulH3999ofwatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325was upon theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7AndNoahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wentinוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935, and hissonsוּ֠בָנָיוU.va.navH1121, and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹve.'ish.ToH802, and hissonsבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121’wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with him, into thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392, becauseofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of thefloodהַמַּבּֽוּל׃ha.ma.BulH3999.

8Ofcleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֔הha.te.ho.RahH2889beastsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929, and ofbeastsהַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that are notcleanטְהֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889, and offowlsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775, and of every thing thatcreepethרֹמֵ֖שׂro.MesH7430upon theearthהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127,

9There wentinבָּ֧אוּBa.'uH935twoשְׁנַ֨יִםshe.Na.yimH8147andtwoשְׁנַ֜יִםshe.Na.yimH8147toNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146into thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392, themaleזָכָ֣רza.KharH2145and thefemaleוּנְקֵבָ֑הu.ne.ke.VahH5347,asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146.

10And it came to pass aftersevenלְשִׁבְעַ֣תle.shiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117, that thewatersוּמֵ֣יu.MeiH4325of thefloodהַמַּבּ֔וּלha.ma.BulH3999were upon theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11Inבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141thesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredthמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141ofNoah’sנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146lifeלְחַיֵּי־le.chai.yei-H2416, in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320, theseventeenthבְּשִׁבְעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רbe.shiv.'ah- 'a.SarH7651 H6240dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thesameהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117were all thefountainsמַעְיְנֹת֙ma'.ye.NotH4599of thegreatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415brokenupנִבְקְעוּ֙niv.ke.'UH1234, and thewindowsוַאֲרֻבֹּ֥תva.'a.ru.BotH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wereopenedנִפְתָּֽחוּ׃nif.Ta.chuH6605.

12And therainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653was upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

13In thesameבְּעֶ֨צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117enteredבָּ֣אba'H935Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146, andShemוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8035, andHamוְחָ֥םve.ChamH2526, andJaphethוָיֶ֖פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315, thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146, andNoah’sנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wifeוְאֵ֣שֶׁתve.'E.shetH802, and thethreeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802of hissonsבָנָ֛יוva.NavH1121with them, into thearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392;

14Theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992, and everybeastהַֽחַיָּ֣הha.chai.YahH2416after hiskindלְמִינָ֗הּle.mi.NahH4327, and all thecattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929after theirkindלְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327, and every creepingthingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431thatcreepethהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776after hiskindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327, and everyfowlהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775after hiskindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327, everybirdצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833of everysortכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671.

15And they wentinוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146into thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392,twoשְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yimH8147andtwoשְׁנַ֙יִם֙she.Na.yimH8147of allfleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320, inwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is thebreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307oflifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

16And they thatenteredוְהַבָּאִ֗יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935, wentinבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935maleזָכָ֨רza.KharH2145andfemaleוּנְקֵבָ֤הu.ne.ke.VahH5347of allfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320, asGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him: and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shut himinוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462.

17And thefloodהַמַּבּ֛וּלha.ma.BulH3999wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֖וֹםYomH3117upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and thewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325increasedוַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.BuH7235, and boreupוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, and it wasliftedוַתָּ֖רָםva.Ta.romH7311above theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And thewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396, and wereincreasedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392movedH3212upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

19And thewatersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedגָּֽבְר֛וּga.ve.RuH1396exceedinglyH3966upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and all thehighהַגְּבֹהִ֔יםha.ge.vo.HimH1364hillsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, that wereunderתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the wholeheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, werecoveredוַיְכֻסּ֗וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

20Fifteenחֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH6240 H2568cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520upwardמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605did thewatersהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailגָּבְר֖וּga.ve.RuH1396; and themountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022werecoveredוַיְכֻסּ֖וּvay.khu.SuH3680.

21And allfleshבָּשָׂ֣ר׀ba.SarH1320diedוַיִּגְוַ֞עvai.yig.Va'H1478thatmovedהָרֹמֵ֣שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon theearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, both offowlבָּע֤וֹףba.'ofH5775, and ofcattleוּבַבְּהֵמָה֙u.va.be.he.MahH929, and ofbeastוּבַ֣חַיָּ֔הu.Va.chai.YahH2416, and of every creepingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318thatcreepethהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and everymanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120:

22All in whosenostrilsבְּאַפָּ֗יוbe.'a.PavH639was thebreathנִשְׁמַת־ ר֨וּחַnish.mat- Ru.achH5397 H7307oflifeחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416, of all that was on thedryבֶּחָֽרָבָ֖הbe.cha.ra.VahH2724land,diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.

23And every livingthingהַיְק֣וּם׀hay.KumH3351wasdestroyedוַיִּ֜מַחvai.Yi.machH4229which was upon thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127, bothmanמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120, andcattleבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929, and the creepingthingsרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙re.mesH7431, and thefowlע֣וֹףofH5775ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and they weredestroyedוַיִּמָּח֖וּvai.yi.ma.ChuH4229from theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389remainedוַיִשָּׁ֧אֶרva.yi.Sha.'erH7604alive, and theythatH834were with him in thearkבַּתֵּבָֽה׃ba.te.VahH8392.

24And thewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325prevailedוַיִּגְבְּר֥וּvai.yig.be.RuH1396upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

Commentaries on Genesis 7

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