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Genesis 9:8-29

8AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430spokeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146, and to hissonsבָּנָ֥יוba.NavH1121with him,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9And I, behold, Iestablishמֵקִ֛יםme.KimH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with you, and with yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֖םzar.'a.KhemH2233afteryouאַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃'A.cha.rei.KhemH310;

10And with everylivingהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that is with you, of thefowlבָּע֧וֹףba.'ofH5775, of thecattleבַּבְּהֵמָ֛הba.be.he.MahH929, and of everybeastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776with you; from all that gooutיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318of thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, to everybeastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11And I willestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285with you; neither shall allfleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320be cutoffיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772any more by thewatersמִמֵּ֣יmi.MeiH4325of afloodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999; neither shall there any more be afloodמַבּ֖וּלma.BulH3999todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This is thetokenאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of thecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285whichIאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589makeנֹתֵ֗ןno.TenH5414between me and you and everylivingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that is with you, forperpetualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769generationsלְדֹרֹ֖תle.do.RotH1755:

13I dosetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mybowקַשְׁתִּ֕יkash.TiH7198in thecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051, and it shall be for atokenלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285between me and theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14And it shall come to pass, when Ibringבְּעַֽנְנִ֥יbe.'a.NiH6049acloudעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051over theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that thebowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shall beseenוְנִרְאֲתָ֥הve.nir.'a.TahH7200in thecloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃be.'a.NanH6051:

15And I willrememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֣יve.za.khar.TiH2142mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֗יbe.ri.TiH1285, which is between me and you and everylivingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of allfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; and thewatersהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325shall nomoreע֤וֹדodH5750become afloodלְמַבּ֔וּלle.ma.BulH3999todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843allfleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

16And thebowהַקֶּ֖שֶׁתha.Ke.shetH7198shall be in thecloudבֶּֽעָנָ֑ןbe.'a.NanH6051; and I will look uponitוּרְאִיתִ֗יהָu.re.'i.Ti.haH7200, that I mayrememberלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142theeverlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430andוּבֵין֙u.VeinH996everylivingחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of allfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that is upon theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146, This is thetokenאֽוֹת־'ot-H226of thecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285, which I haveestablishedהֲקִמֹ֔תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965between me and allfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320that is upon theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

18And thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146, that wentforthהַיֹּֽצְאִים֙hai.yo.tze.'ImH3318from thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, wereShemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035, andHamוְחָ֣םve.ChamH2526, andJaphethוָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetH3315: andHamוְחָ֕ם ה֖וּאve.Cham hu'H2526 H1931was thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofCanaanכְנָֽעַן׃khe.Na.'anH3667.

19Thesethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969were thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146: and from them was the wholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776overspreadנָֽפְצָ֥הna.fe.TzahH5310.

20AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146beganוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to be afarmerאִ֣ישׁ הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה'ish ha.'a.da.MahH376 H127, and heplantedוַיִּטַּ֖עvai.yi.Ta'H5193avineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754:

21And hedrankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354of thewineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, and wasdrunkוַיִּשְׁכָּ֑רvai.yish.KarH7937; and he wasuncoveredוַיִּתְגַּ֖לvai.yit.GalH1540withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432histentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168.

22AndHamחָ֚םchamH2526, thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofCanaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667,sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046histwoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251outsideבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351.

23AndShemשֵׁ֨םshemH8035andJaphethוָיֶ֜פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947agarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֗הha.sim.LahH8071, andlaidוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760it uponbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147theirshouldersשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7926, andwentH3212backwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322, andcoveredוַיְכַסּ֕וּvay.kha.SuH3680thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1; and theirfacesוּפְנֵיהֶם֙u.fe.nei.HemH6440werebackwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322, and theysawרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200not theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172.

24AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146awokeוַיִּ֥יקֶץvai.Yi.ketzH3364from hiswineמִיֵּינ֑וֹmi.yei.NoH3196, andknewוַיֵּ֕דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045what hisyoungerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121haddoneעָ֥שָׂה־'A.sah-H6213to him.

25And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779beCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; aservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650ofservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650shall he be to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָֽיו׃le.'e.ChavH251.

26And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹ֣הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430ofShemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035; andCanaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667shallbeוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961hisservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

27Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430shallenlargeיַ֤פְתְּyaftH6601Japhethלְיֶ֔פֶתle.Ye.fetH3315, and he shalldwellוְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ןve.yish.KonH7931in thetentsבְּאָֽהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168ofShemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035; andCanaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667shall be hisservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

28AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310thefloodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔הme.'Ot sha.NahH3967 H8141andfiftyוַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

29And all thedaysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146werenineתְּשַׁ֤עte.Sha'H8672hundredמֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔הme.'Ot sha.NahH3967 H8141andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141: and hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ פvai.ya.MotH4191.

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