Genesis 9

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וַיְבָ֣רֶךְand he blessed אֱלֹהִ֔יםGod אֶת־obj.נֹ֖חַNoah וְאֶת־and obj.בָּנָ֑יוsons his וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֛םto the themפְּר֥וּbe fruitful וּרְב֖וּand multiply וּמִלְא֥וּand fill אֶת־obj.הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

כָּל־every רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙creeping thing אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich הוּא־it חַ֔יis aliveלָכֶ֥םfor the youיִהְיֶ֖הit will become לְאָכְלָ֑הinto food כְּיֶ֣רֶקlike the greenery of עֵ֔שֶׂבplants נָתַ֥תִּיI giveלָכֶ֖םto the youאֶת־obj.כֹּֽל׃everything

אַךְ־nevertheless בָּשָׂ֕רflesh בְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹwith life its דָמ֖וֹblood its לֹ֥אnot תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃you must eat

וְאַ֨ךְand nevertheless אֶת־obj.דִּמְכֶ֤םblood of your לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙of lives you אֶדְרֹ֔שׁI will seek מִיַּ֥דfrom the hand of כָּל־every חַיָּ֖הanimal אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּI will seek it וּמִיַּ֣דand from the hand of הָֽאָדָ֗םthe humankind מִיַּד֙from the hand of אִ֣ישׁeach אָחִ֔יוbrother his אֶדְרֹ֖שׁI will seek אֶת־obj.נֶ֥פֶשׁthe life of הָֽאָדָֽם׃the humankind

שֹׁפֵךְ֙the one who sheds דַּ֣םof the blood of הָֽאָדָ֔םthe humankind בָּֽאָדָ֖םby the humankind דָּמ֣וֹblood his יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְit will be shed כִּ֚יfor בְּצֶ֣לֶםin the image of אֱלֹהִ֔יםGod עָשָׂ֖הhe made אֶת־obj.הָאָדָֽם׃the humankind

וְאַתֶּ֖םand you פְּר֣וּbe fruitful וּרְב֑וּand multiply שִׁרְצ֥וּswarm בָאָ֖רֶץon the earth וּרְבוּ־and multiplyבָֽהּ׃ סon the it

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said אֱלֹהִים֙God אֶל־to נֹ֔חַNoah וְאֶל־and to בָּנָ֥יוsons his אִתּ֖וֹwith him לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

וַאֲנִ֕יand I הִנְנִ֥יhere am I מֵקִ֛יםabout to establish אֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִ֖יcovenant my אִתְּכֶ֑םwith you וְאֶֽת־and with זַרְעֲכֶ֖םoffspring your אַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃after you

וְאֵ֨תand with כָּל־every נֶ֤פֶשׁcreature הַֽחַיָּה֙the living אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich אִתְּכֶ֔םis with you בָּע֧וֹףamong the birds בַּבְּהֵמָ֛הamong the livestock וּֽבְכָל־and among every חַיַּ֥תthe animal of הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth אִתְּכֶ֑םwith you מִכֹּל֙from all יֹצְאֵ֣יthose which came out of הַתֵּבָ֔הthe ark לְכֹ֖לto every חַיַּ֥תthe animal of הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יand I will establish אֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִי֙covenant my אִתְּכֶ֔םwith you וְלֹֽא־and not יִכָּרֵ֧תit will be cut off כָּל־all בָּשָׂ֛רflesh ע֖וֹדagain מִמֵּ֣יfrom the waters of הַמַּבּ֑וּלthe flood וְלֹֽא־and not יִהְיֶ֥הit will be ע֛וֹדagain מַבּ֖וּלa flood לְשַׁחֵ֥תto destroy הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said אֱלֹהִ֗יםGod זֹ֤אתthis אֽוֹת־is the sign of הַבְּרִית֙the covenant אֲשֶׁר־which אֲנִ֣יI נֹתֵ֗ןam making בֵּינִי֙between me וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םand between you וּבֵ֛יןand between כָּל־every נֶ֥פֶשׁcreature חַיָּ֖הliving אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich אִתְּכֶ֑םis with you לְדֹרֹ֖תfor generations of עוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity

אֶת־obj.קַשְׁתִּ֕יbow my נָתַ֖תִּיI set בֶּֽעָנָ֑ןin the clouds וְהָֽיְתָה֙and it will become לְא֣וֹתinto a sign of בְּרִ֔יתa covenant בֵּינִ֖יbetween me וּבֵ֥יןand between הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וְהָיָ֕הand it will be בְּעַֽנְנִ֥יwhen bring cloud I עָנָ֖ןcloud עַל־over הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth וְנִרְאֲתָ֥הand it will be seen הַקֶּ֖שֶׁתthe bow בֶּעָנָֽן׃in the clouds

וְהָיְתָ֥הand it will be הַקֶּ֖שֶׁתthe bow בֶּֽעָנָ֑ןin the clouds וּרְאִיתִ֗יהָand I will see it לִזְכֹּר֙to remember בְּרִ֣יתthe covenant of עוֹלָ֔םperpetuity בֵּ֣יןbetween אֱלֹהִ֔יםGod וּבֵין֙and between כָּל־every נֶ֣פֶשׁcreature חַיָּ֔הliving בְּכָל־among all בָּשָׂ֖רflesh אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich עַל־is on הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod אֶל־to נֹ֑חַNoah זֹ֤אתthis אֽוֹת־is the sign of הַבְּרִית֙the covenant אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich הֲקִמֹ֔תִיI have established בֵּינִ֕יbetween me וּבֵ֥יןand between כָּל־all בָּשָׂ֖רflesh אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich עַל־is on הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פthe earth

וַיִּֽהְי֣וּand they were בְנֵי־the sons of נֹ֗חַNoah הַיֹּֽצְאִים֙who came out מִן־from הַתֵּבָ֔הthe ark שֵׁ֖םShem וְחָ֣םand Ham וָיָ֑פֶתand Japheth וְחָ֕םand Ham ה֖וּאhe אֲבִ֥יwas the father of כְנָֽעַן׃Canaan

שְׁלֹשָׁ֥הthree אֵ֖לֶּהthese בְּנֵי־were the sons of נֹ֑חַNoah וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּהand from these נָֽפְצָ֥הit dispersed כָל־all הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וַיָּ֥חֶלand he began נֹ֖חַNoah אִ֣ישׁthe man of הָֽאֲדָמָ֑הthe ground וַיִּטַּ֖עand he planted כָּֽרֶם׃a vineyard

וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּand he drank מִן־some of הַיַּ֖יִןthe wine וַיִּשְׁכָּ֑רand he became drunk וַיִּתְגַּ֖לand he uncovered himself בְּת֥וֹךְin the middle of אָהֳלֽוֹ׃tent his

וַיַּ֗רְאand he saw חָ֚םHam אֲבִ֣יthe father of כְנַ֔עַןCanaan אֵ֖תobj.עֶרְוַ֣תthe nakedness of אָבִ֑יוfather his וַיַּגֵּ֥דand he told לִשְׁנֵֽי־to the two אֶחָ֖יוbrothers his בַּחֽוּץ׃on the outside

וַיִּ֥יקֶץand he awoke נֹ֖חַNoah מִיֵּינ֑וֹfrom wine his וַיֵּ֕דַעand he knew אֵ֛תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that which עָ֥שָׂה־he had doneל֖וֹto the himבְּנ֥וֹson his הַקָּטָֽן׃the young

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said אָר֣וּרbe cursed כְּנָ֑עַןCanaan עֶ֥בֶדa slave of עֲבָדִ֖יםslaves יִֽהְיֶ֥הhe will be לְאֶחָֽיו׃of brothers his

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said בָּר֥וּךְbe blessed יְהֹוָ֖הYahweh אֱלֹ֣הֵיthe God of שֵׁ֑םShem וִיהִ֥יand let him be כְנַ֖עַןCanaan עֶ֥בֶדa slaveלָֽמוֹ׃to the them

יַ֤פְתְּmay he make spacious אֱלֹהִים֙God לְיֶ֔פֶתto Japheth וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ןand let him dwell בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־in the tents of שֵׁ֑םShem וִיהִ֥יand let him be כְנַ֖עַןCanaan עֶ֥בֶדa slaveלָֽמוֹ׃to the them

וַֽיְחִי־and he lived נֹ֖חַNoah אַחַ֣רafter הַמַּבּ֑וּלthe flood שְׁלֹ֤שׁthree מֵאוֹת֙hundreds שָׁנָ֔הyears וַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםand fifty שָׁנָֽה׃years

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙and they were כָּל־all יְמֵי־the days of נֹ֔חַNoah תְּשַׁ֤עnine מֵאוֹת֙hundreds שָׁנָ֔הyears וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםand fifty שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיָּמֹֽת׃ פand he died

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