Genesis 6

Human wickedness proliferates on earth, causing YHWH to regret creating mankind; Noach, righteous and blameless, finds favor with YHWH, who instructs him to build a teivah (ark) as corruption fills the earth and the Nephilim appear from unions of Bnei haElohim and women's daughters.

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The Nephilim the fallen-giants were they were on the earth in the land in those days in the days those they and also and also after after, following that thus when that-which came they come sons sons of God the Mighty Ones to toward daughters daughters of mankind the earthling and they bore and they brought forth offspring to them — they they the mighty men the mighty ones who that-which from of old from hidden antiquity men men of of renown the name
Verse 4 הַ/נְּפִלִ֞ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤌 hanefilim The Nephilim the fallen-giants HTd/Ncmpa הָי֣וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were HVqp3cp בָ/אָרֶץ֮ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vaarets on the earth in the land HRd/Ncbsa בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 bayamim in those days in the days HRd/Ncmpa הָ/הֵם֒ 𐤄/𐤄𐤌 hahem those they HTd/Pp3mp וְ/גַ֣ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta אַֽחֲרֵי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR כֵ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 khen that thus HD אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher when that-which HTr יָבֹ֜אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou came they come HVqi3mp בְּנֵ֤י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of HNcmpc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בְּנ֣וֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 benot daughters daughters of HNcfpc הָֽ/אָדָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam mankind the earthling HTd/Ncmsa וְ/יָלְד֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤅 veyaledu and they bore and they brought forth offspring HC/Vqq3cp לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp הֵ֧מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they HPp3mp הַ/גִּבֹּרִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hagiborim the mighty men the mighty ones HTd/Aampa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr מֵ/עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 meolam from of old from hidden antiquity HR/Ncmsa אַנְשֵׁ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men men of HNcmpc הַ/שֵּֽׁם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌 hashem of renown the name HTd/Ncmsa
and said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I will blot out I will wipe out — object-marker man the earthling whom that-which I have created I created from from upon the face face of of the ground the cultivated ground man from a human being to up to animals land beast to up to creeping things crawling creature and to and up to birds flying creature of the heavens the lofty-heights for for/because I am sorry I was moved to regret that for/because I have made them I have made them
Verse 7 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶמְחֶ֨ה 𐤀𐤌𐤇𐤄 emecheh I will blot out I will wipe out HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo הָ/אָדָ֤ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam man the earthling HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr בָּרָ֨אתִי֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤉 barati I have created I created HVqp1cs מֵ/עַל֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon HR/R פְּנֵ֣י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the face face of HNcbpc הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of the ground the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa מֵֽ/אָדָם֙ 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤌 meadam man from a human being HR/Ncmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR בְּהֵמָ֔ה 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 behemah animals land beast HNcfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 to up to HR רֶ֖מֶשׂ 𐤓𐤌𐤔 remes creeping things crawling creature HNcmsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead and to and up to HC/R ע֣וֹף 𐤏𐤅𐤐 of birds flying creature HNcmsc הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC נִחַ֖מְתִּי 𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉 nichameti I am sorry I was moved to regret HVNp1cs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC עֲשִׂיתִֽ/ם 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤌 asitim I have made them I have made them HVqp1cs/Sp3mp
and he said and he said God mighty ones to Noah to Rest to Nocha the end cut-off end of of all entirety of flesh flesh has come he came before me before my face for for/because is filled she was full the earth the earth violence violent wrongdoing through them from their presence and behold I and behold me will destroy them the one destroying them [direct object marker] object-marker the earth the earth
Verse 13 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֱלֹהִ֜ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa לְ/נֹ֗חַ 𐤋/𐤍𐤇 lenocha to Noah to Rest to Nocha HR/Np קֵ֤ץ 𐤒𐤑 qets the end cut-off end of HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal of all entirety of HNcmsc בָּשָׂר֙ 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh flesh HNcmsa בָּ֣א 𐤁𐤀 ba has come he came HVqp3ms לְ/פָנַ֔/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before me before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מָלְאָ֥ה 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤄 maleah is filled she was full HVqp3fs הָ/אָ֛רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa חָמָ֖ס 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence violent wrongdoing HNcmsa מִ/פְּנֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mipeneyhem through them from their presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וְ/הִנְ/נִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 vehineni and behold I and behold me HC/Tj/Sp1cs מַשְׁחִיתָ֖/ם 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕/𐤌 mashechitam will destroy them the one destroying them HVhrmsc/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HR הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
a window light-opening you shall make you shall do for the ark protective chest and to and toward a cubit forearm-measure you shall finish it you will bring her to completion from the top from above and the door and opening-of of the ark the protective vessel in its side in her side you shall set you will set lower lowermost ones second second ones and third and third ones you shall make you will make it
Verse 16 צֹ֣הַר 𐤑𐤄𐤓 tsohar a window light-opening HNcfsa תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣ה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh you shall make you shall do HVqi2ms לַ/תֵּבָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤕𐤁𐤄 latevah for the ark protective chest HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R אַמָּה֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah a cubit forearm-measure HNcfsa תְּכַלֶ֣/נָּה 𐤕𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤄 tekhalenah you shall finish it you will bring her to completion HVpi2ms/Sp3fs מִ/לְ/מַ֔עְלָ/ה 𐤌/𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 milemaelah from the top from above HR/R/D/Sd וּ/פֶ֥תַח 𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤇 ufetach and the door and opening-of HC/Ncmsc הַ/תֵּבָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤁𐤄 hatevah of the ark the protective vessel HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/צִדָּ֣/הּ 𐤁/𐤑𐤃/𐤄 betsidah in its side in her side HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs תָּשִׂ֑ים 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌 tasim you shall set you will set HVqi2ms תַּחְתִּיִּ֛ם 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤌 tachetiyim lower lowermost ones HAampa שְׁנִיִּ֥ם 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 sheniyim second second ones HAompa וּ/שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 ushelishim and third and third ones HC/Aompa תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂ/הָ 𐤕𐤏𐤔/𐤄 taaseha you shall make you will make it HVqi2ms/Sp3fs
And I and I behold Here I am am bringing bringing in [direct object marker] object-marker the flood the cataclysmic deluge of waters waters upon upon the earth the earth to destroy to ruin utterly all entirety of flesh flesh in which that-which in it — breath breath of of life lives from under from beneath the heavens the lofty-heights everything the whole of that that-which on the earth in the land shall perish he will breathe his last
Verse 17 וַ/אֲנִ֗י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) And I and I HC/Pp1cs הִנְ/נִי֩ 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold Here I am HTm/Sp1cs מֵבִ֨יא 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 mevi am bringing bringing in HVhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/מַּבּ֥וּל 𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤋 hamabul the flood the cataclysmic deluge HTd/Ncmsa מַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) of waters waters HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa לְ/שַׁחֵ֣ת 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤕 leshachet to destroy to ruin utterly HR/Vpc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc בָּשָׂ֗ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh flesh HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher in which that-which HTr בּ/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it HR/Sp3ms ר֣וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) breath breath of HNcbsc חַיִּ֔ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim of life lives HNcmpa מִ/תַּ֖חַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat from under from beneath HR/R הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa כֹּ֥ל 𐤊𐤋 kol everything the whole of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr בָּ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets on the earth in the land HRd/Ncbsa יִגְוָֽע 𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤏 yigeva shall perish he will breathe his last HVqi3ms
of the birds from the flying creature after its kind to its kind and of and from the cattle the beast after its kind to her kind of every from the whole of creeping thing crawling creature of the ground the cultivated ground after its kind to its kind two two of each from the whole of shall come they come to you toward you to keep alive to cause to live
Verse 20 מֵ/הָ/ע֣וֹף 𐤌/𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤐 mehaof of the birds from the flying creature HR/Td/Ncmsa לְ/מִינֵ֗/הוּ 𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤄𐤅 leminehu after its kind to its kind HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin and of and from HC/R הַ/בְּהֵמָה֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 habehemah the cattle the beast HTd/Ncfsa לְ/מִינָ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤄 leminah after its kind to her kind HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs מִ/כֹּ֛ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol of every from the whole of HR/Ncmsc רֶ֥מֶשׂ 𐤓𐤌𐤔 remes creeping thing crawling creature HNcmsc הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of the ground the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa לְ/מִינֵ֑/הוּ 𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤄𐤅 leminehu-2 after its kind to its kind HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms שְׁנַ֧יִם 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shenayim two two HAcmda מִ/כֹּ֛ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol-2 of each from the whole of HR/Ncmsa יָבֹ֥אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou shall come they come HVqi3mp אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you HR/Sp2ms לְ/הַֽחֲיֽוֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤅𐤕 lehachayot to keep alive to cause to live HR/Vhc
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