Genesis 8

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וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙and they were shut up מַעְיְנֹ֣תthe springs of תְּה֔וֹםthe deep וַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖תand the floodgates of הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavens וַיִּכָּלֵ֥אand it was restrained הַגֶּ֖שֶׁםthe rain מִן־from הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃the heavens

וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּand they turned back הַמַּ֛יִםthe waters מֵעַ֥לfrom on הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth הָל֣וֹךְgoing וָשׁ֑וֹבand turning back וַיַּחְסְר֣וּand they decreased הַמַּ֔יִםthe waters מִקְצֵ֕הfrom the end of חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםfifty וּמְאַ֖תand one hundred יֽוֹם׃days

וַתָּ֤נַחand it rested הַתֵּבָה֙the ark בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the month הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יthe seventh בְּשִׁבְעָה־on the seven-עָשָׂ֥רteen י֖וֹםday לַחֹ֑דֶשׁof the month עַ֖לon הָרֵ֥יthe mountains of אֲרָרָֽט׃Ararat

וְהַמַּ֗יִםand the waters הָיוּ֙they were הָל֣וֹךְgoing וְחָס֔וֹרand decreasing עַ֖דuntil הַחֹ֣דֶשׁthe month הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑יthe tenth בָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙in the tenth month בְּאֶחָ֣דon day one לַחֹ֔דֶשׁof the month נִרְא֖וּthey were seen רָאשֵׁ֥יthe tops of הֶֽהָרִֽים׃the mountains

וַֽיְהִ֕יand it was מִקֵּ֖ץfrom the end of אַרְבָּעִ֣יםforty י֑וֹםdays וַיִּפְתַּ֣חand he opened נֹ֔חַNoah אֶת־obj.חַלּ֥וֹןthe window of הַתֵּבָ֖הthe ark אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich עָשָֽׂה׃he had made

וַיְשַׁלַּ֖חand he sent out אֶת־obj.הָֽעֹרֵ֑בthe raven וַיֵּצֵ֤אand it went out יָצוֹא֙continuously to go out וָשׁ֔וֹבand returned עַד־until יְבֹ֥שֶׁתdried up הַמַּ֖יִםthe waters מֵעַ֥לfrom on הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וַיְשַׁלַּ֥חand he sent out אֶת־obj.הַיּוֹנָ֖הthe dove מֵאִתּ֑וֹfrom with the him לִרְאוֹת֙to see הֲקַ֣לּוּ¿ were they abated הַמַּ֔יִםthe waters מֵעַ֖לfrom on פְּנֵ֥יthe surface of הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃the ground

וַיָּ֣חֶלand he waited ע֔וֹדagain שִׁבְעַ֥תseven יָמִ֖יםdays אֲחֵרִ֑יםother וַיֹּ֛סֶףand he repeated שַׁלַּ֥חto send out אֶת־obj.הַיּוֹנָ֖הthe dove מִן־from הַתֵּבָֽה׃the ark

וַתָּבֹ֨אand it came אֵלָ֤יוto him הַיּוֹנָה֙the dove לְעֵ֣תto the time of עֶ֔רֶבevening וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!עֲלֵה־a leaf of זַ֖יִתolive טָרָ֣ףfreshly plucked בְּפִ֑יהָwas in mouth its וַיֵּ֣דַעand he knew נֹ֔חַNoah כִּי־that קַ֥לּוּthey were abated הַמַּ֖יִםthe waters מֵעַ֥לfrom on הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וַיִּיָּ֣חֶלand he waited ע֔וֹדagain שִׁבְעַ֥תseven יָמִ֖יםdays אֲחֵרִ֑יםother וַיְשַׁלַּח֙and he sent out אֶת־obj.הַיּוֹנָ֔הthe dove וְלֹֽא־and not יָסְפָ֥הit repeated שׁוּב־to return אֵלָ֖יוto him עֽוֹד׃again

וּבַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙and in the month הַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe second בְּשִׁבְעָ֧הon the seven וְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםand twenty י֖וֹםday לַחֹ֑דֶשׁof the month יָבְשָׁ֖הit was dry הָאָֽרֶץ׃ סthe earth

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod אֶל־to נֹ֥חַNoah לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

צֵ֖אgo out מִן־from הַתֵּבָ֑הthe ark אַתָּ֕הyou וְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛and wife your וּבָנֶ֥יךָand sons your וּנְשֵֽׁי־and the wives of בָנֶ֖יךָsons your אִתָּֽךְ׃with you

וַיֵּ֖צֵא־and he went out נֹ֑חַNoah וּבָנָ֛יוand sons his וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹand wife his וּנְשֵֽׁי־and the wives of בָנָ֖יוsons his אִתּֽוֹ׃with him

כָּל־every הַֽחַיָּ֗הthe animal כָּל־every הָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙the creeping thing וְכָל־and every הָע֔וֹףthe bird כֹּ֖לevery רוֹמֵ֣שׂcreeping thing עַל־on הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םto families their יָצְא֖וּthey went out מִן־from הַתֵּבָֽה׃the ark

וַיִּ֥בֶןand he built נֹ֛חַNoah מִזְבֵּ֖חַan altar לַֽיהוָ֑הto Yahweh וַיִּקַּ֞חand he took מִכֹּ֣ל׀some of all הַבְּהֵמָ֣הthe livestock הַטְּהוֹרָ֗הthe clean וּמִכֹּל֙and some of every הָע֣וֹףthe bird הַטָּהֹ֔רthe clean וַיַּ֥עַלand he offered up עֹלֹ֖תburnt offerings בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃on the altar

עֹ֖דagain כָּל־all יְמֵ֣יthe days of הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth זֶ֡רַעseed וְ֠קָצִירand harvest וְקֹ֨רand cold וָחֹ֜םand heat וְקַ֧יִץand summer וָחֹ֛רֶףand winter וְי֥וֹםand day וָלַ֖יְלָהand night לֹ֥אnot יִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃they will cease

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