Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 8

1AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146, and every livingthingהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416, and all thecattleהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that were with him in thearkבַּתֵּבָ֑הba.te.VahH8392: andGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430madeH5674awindר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֨רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674overעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and thewatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325abatedוַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּvai.ya.Sho.kuH7918;

2Thefountainsמַעְיְנֹ֣תma'.ye.NotH4599also of thedeepתְּה֔וֹםte.HomH8415and thewindowsוַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖תva.'a.ru.BotH699ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064werestoppedוַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙vai.yi.sa.khe.RuH5534, and therainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653fromheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064wasrestrainedוַיִּכָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ka.Le'H3607;

3And thewatersהַמַּ֛יִםha.Ma.yimH4325returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from off theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776continuallyהָל֣וֹךְ וָשׁ֑וֹבha.Lokh va.ShovH1980 H7725: and after theendמִקְצֵ֕הmik.TzehH7097of thehundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wereabatedוַיַּחְסְר֣וּvai.yach.se.RuH2637.

4And thearkהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392restedוַתָּ֤נַחva.Ta.nachH5117in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, on theseventeenthבְּשִׁבְעָה־ עָשָׂ֥רbe.shiv.'ah- 'a.SarH6240 H7651dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, upon themountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofAraratאֲרָרָֽט׃'a.ra.RatH780.

5And thewatersוְהַמַּ֗יִםve.ha.Ma.yimH4325decreasedוְחָס֔וֹרve.cha.SorH2637continuallyהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980tillעַ֖ד'adH5704thetenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320: in thetenthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ba.'a.si.RiH6224month, on thefirstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259day of themonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, were thetopsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶֽהָרִֽים׃He.ha.RimH2022seenנִרְא֖וּnir.'UH7200.

6And it came to pass at theendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֑וֹםYomH3117, thatNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146openedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605thewindowחַלּ֥וֹןcha.LonH2474of thearkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392which he hadmadeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213:

7And he sentforthוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.LachH7971aravenהָֽעֹרֵ֑בha.'o.RevH6158, which wentforthוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318toיָצוֹא֙ya.tzO'H3318andfroוָשׁ֔וֹבva.ShovH7725, till thewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325weredriedיְבֹ֥שֶׁתye.Vo.shetH3001from off theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

8Also he sentforthוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971adoveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123from him, toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200if thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wereabatedהֲקַ֣לּוּha.Ka.luH7043from off thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127;

9But thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֨הhai.yo.NahH3123foundמָצְאָה֩ma.tze.'AhH4672norestמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4494for thesoleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709of herfootרַגְלָ֗הּrag.LahH7272, and shereturnedוַתָּ֤שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him into thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, for thewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325were on thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the wholeearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: then he putforthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, and tookherוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947, and pulled herinוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935to him into thearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

10And hestayedוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342yetotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117; andagainוַיֹּ֛סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254he sentforthשַׁלַּ֥חsha.LachH7971thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֖הhai.yo.NahH3123out of thearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392;

11And thedoveהַיּוֹנָה֙hai.yo.NahH3123cameinוַתָּבֹ֨אva.ta.Vo'H935to him in theeveningלְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶבle.'Et 'E.revH6256 H6153; and, lo, in hermouthבְּפִ֑יהָbe.Fi.haH6310was anoliveזַ֖יִתZa.yitH2132leafעֲלֵה־'a.leh-H5929pluckedoffטָרָ֣ףta.RafH2965: soNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that thewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wereabatedקַ֥לּוּKa.luH7043from off theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12And hestayedוַיִּיָּ֣חֶלvai.yi.Ya.chelH3176yetotherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117; and sentforthוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971thedoveהַיּוֹנָ֔הhai.yo.NahH3123; whichreturnedשׁוּב־shuv-H7725notagainיָסְפָ֥הya.se.FahH3254to him anymoreH5750.

13And it came to pass in thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredthמֵא֜וֹתme.'otH3967and firstyearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141, in thefirstבָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ba.ri.shOnH7223month, thefirstH259day of themonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thewatersהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325weredriedחָֽרְב֥וּcha.re.VuH2717from off theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: andNoahנֹ֙חַ֙no.achH5146removedוַיָּ֤סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493thecoveringמִכְסֵ֣הmikh.SehH4372of thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, andlookedוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and, behold, thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127wasdryחָֽרְב֖וּcha.re.VuH2717.

14And in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthוּבַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙u.va.Cho.deshH2320, on thesevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֧הbe.shiv.'AhH7651andtwentiethוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, was theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776driedיָבְשָׁ֖הya.ve.ShahH3001.

15AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toNoahנֹ֥חַNo.achH5146,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Goforthצֵ֖אtze'H3318from thearkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392, thou, and thywifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛ve.'ish.te.KhaH802, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֥יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thysonsבָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121’wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with thee.

17Bringforthהַיְצֵ֣אhay.tze'H3318with thee every livingthingהַחַיָּ֨הha.chai.YahH2416that is with thee, of allfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320, offowlבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775, and ofcattleוּבַבְּהֵמָ֛הu.va.be.he.MahH929, and of every creepingthingהָרֶ֛מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431thatcreepethהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776; that they may breedabundantlyוְשָֽׁרְצ֣וּve.sha.re.TzuH8317on theearthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, and befruitfulוּפָר֥וּu.fa.RuH6509, andmultiplyוְרָב֖וּve.ra.VuH7235on theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18AndNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146wentforthוַיֵּ֖צֵא־vai.Ye.tze'-H3318, and hissonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121, and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802, and hissonsבָנָ֖יוva.NavH1121’wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with him:

19Everybeastהַֽחַיָּ֗הha.chai.YahH2416, every creepingthingהָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mesH7431, and everyfowlהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775, andwhateverH3605creepethרוֹמֵ֣שׂro.MesH7430upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, after theirkindsלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םle.mish.pe.Cho.tei.HemH4940,wentיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318out of thearkהַתֵּבָֽה׃ha.te.VahH8392.

20AndNoahנֹ֛חַNo.achH5146builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947of everycleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.RahH2889beastהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929, and of everycleanהַטָּהֹ֔רha.ta.HorH2889fowlהָע֣וֹףha.'ofH5775, andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntofferingsעֹלֹ֖ת'o.LotH5930on thealtarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achH4196.

21And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068smelledוַיָּ֣רַחvai.Ya.rachH7306asweetהַנִּיחֹחַ֒ha.ni.cho.aChH5207savourרֵ֣יחַRei.achH7381; and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559inאֶל־'el-H413hisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, I will notagainאֹ֠סִף'O.sifH3254curseלְקַלֵּ֨לle.ka.LelH7043thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127any more forman’sהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120sakeבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668; for theimaginationיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3336ofman’sהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120heartלֵ֧בlevH3820isevilרַ֖עra'H7451from hisyouthמִנְּעֻרָ֑יוmi.ne.'u.RavH5271; neither will Iagainאֹסִ֥ף'o.SifH3254smiteלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221any more every livingthingחַ֖יchaiH2416, as I havedoneעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

22While theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776remainethיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117,seedtimeזֶ֡רַעZe.ra'H2233andharvestוְ֠קָצִירVe.ka.tzirH7105, andcoldוְקֹ֨רve.KorH7120andheatוָחֹ֜םva.ChomH2527, andsummerוְקַ֧יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019andwinterוָחֹ֛רֶףva.Cho.refH2779, anddayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117andnightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915shall notceaseיִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃yish.Bo.tuH7673.

Commentaries on Genesis 8

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