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Genesis 9:1-7

1AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146and hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121, andsaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Befruitfulפְּר֥וּpe.RuH6509, andmultiplyוּרְב֖וּu.re.VuH7235, andfillוּמִלְא֥וּu.mil.'UH4390theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2And the fear ofyouוּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172and the dread ofyouוְחִתְּכֶם֙ve.chi.te.KhemH2844shall be upon everybeastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and upon everyfowlע֣וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, upon all thatmovethתִּרְמֹ֧שׂtir.MosH7430on theearthהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127, and upon all thefishesדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220; into yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֥םbe.yed.KhemH3027are theydeliveredנִתָּֽנוּ׃ni.Ta.nuH5414.

3Every movingthingרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙Re.mesH7431thatlivethחַ֔יChaiH2416shall befoodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402for you; even as thegreenכְּיֶ֣רֶקke.Ye.rekH3418herbעֵ֔שֶׂב'E.sevH6212have Igivenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you all things.

4Butאַךְ־'akh-H389fleshבָּשָׂ֕רba.SarH1320with thelifeבְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315of it, which is itsbloodדָמ֖וֹda.MoH1818shall ye noteatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

5Andsurelyוְאַ֨ךְve.'AkhH389yourbloodדִּמְכֶ֤םdim.KhemH1818of yourlivesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙le.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315will Irequireאֶדְרֹ֔שׁ'ed.RoshH1875; at thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of everybeastחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416will I requireitאֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ'ed.re.She.nuH1875, and at thehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofmanהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120; at thehandמִיַּד֙mi.YadH3027of everyman’sאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251will Irequireאֶדְרֹ֖שׁ'ed.RoshH1875thelifeנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofmanהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

6Whoeversheddethשֹׁפֵךְ֙sho.feKhH8210man’sהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120bloodדַּ֣םdamH1818, bymanבָּֽאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120shall hisbloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818beshedיִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְyi.sha.FekhH8210: for in theimageבְּצֶ֣לֶםbe.Tze.lemH6754ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213hemanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

7And you, be yefruitfulפְּר֣וּpe.RuH6509, andmultiplyוּרְב֑וּu.re.VuH7235; bring forthabundantlyשִׁרְצ֥וּshir.TzuH8317in theearthבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776, andmultiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235in it.

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