Genesis 9

Noach builds a mizbe'ach (altar) and offers sacrifices; YHWH blesses Noach and his sons, establishes a berit (covenant) never again to destroy the earth by mabbul, sets the qeshet (rainbow) as its ot (sign), and permits meat consumption while prohibiting blood.

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and the fear of you and the fear of you and the dread of you and your crushing terror will be he will come to be upon upon every entirety of beast living-being of of the earth the earth and upon and upon every entirety of bird flying creature of the sky the lofty-heights in everything in entirety that that-which creeps she will crawl on the ground the cultivated ground and in all and in all of fish fishes of of the sea the sea into your hand in your (masc. plural) hand they are given they were given
Verse 2 וּ/מוֹרַאֲ/כֶ֤ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤀/𐤊𐤌 umoraakhem and the fear of you and the fear of you HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp וְ/חִתְּ/כֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤇𐤕/𐤊𐤌 vechitekhem and the dread of you and your crushing terror HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp יִֽהְיֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will come to be HVqi3ms עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc חַיַּ֣ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat beast living-being of HNcfsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/עַ֖ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 every entirety of HNcmsc ע֣וֹף 𐤏𐤅𐤐 of bird flying creature HNcmsc הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the sky the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa בְּ/כֹל֩ 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol in everything in entirety HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ 𐤕𐤓𐤌𐤔 tiremos creeps she will crawl HVqi3fs הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֛ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah on the ground the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa וּֽ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and in all and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc דְּגֵ֥י 𐤃𐤂𐤉 degey fish fishes of HNcmpc הַ/יָּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam of the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/יֶדְ/כֶ֥ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊𐤌 beyedekhem into your hand in your (masc. plural) hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp נִתָּֽנוּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 nitanu they are given they were given HVNp3cp
and surely and surely (direct object marker) object-marker your blood your blood for the lives of you for your living selves I will require I will seek from the hand of from hand of every entirety of beast living one I will require it I will seek him and from the hand of and from the hand of man the earthling from the hand of from hand of every man man his brother his brother I will require I will seek (direct object marker) object-marker the life breathing being of man the earthling
Verse 5 וְ/אַ֨ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊 veakhe and surely and surely HC/D אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo דִּמְ/כֶ֤ם 𐤃𐤌/𐤊𐤌 dimekhem your blood your blood HNcmsc/Sp2mp לְ/נַפְשֹֽׁתֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 lenafeshoteykhem for the lives of you for your living selves HR/Ncbpc/Sp2mp אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ 𐤀𐤃𐤓𐤔 ederosh I will require I will seek HVqi1cs מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc חַיָּ֖ה 𐤇𐤉𐤄 chayah beast living one HNcfsa אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑/נּוּ 𐤀𐤃𐤓𐤔/𐤍𐤅 edereshenu I will require it I will seek him HVqi1cs/Sp3ms וּ/מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤅/𐤌/𐤉𐤃 umiyad and from the hand of and from the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc הָֽ/אָדָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam man the earthling HTd/Ncmsa מִ/יַּד֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad-2 from the hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish every man man HNcmsc אָחִ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ 𐤀𐤃𐤓𐤔 ederosh-2 I will require I will seek HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo נֶ֥פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh the life breathing being HNcbsc הָֽ/אָדָֽם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam-2 of man the earthling HTd/Ncmsa
and with and marked-object every entirety of living creature breathing being that lives the living being that that-which is with you with you (plural masculine) of the birds flying creature of the livestock in the beast and of every and in all of wild animal living-being of of the earth the earth with you with you (plural masculine) from all from the whole of that come out of those going out of the ark the protective vessel to every to the entirety of wild animal living-being of of the earth the earth
Verse 10 וְ/אֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and with and marked-object HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc נֶ֤פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh living creature breathing being HNcbsc הַֽ/חַיָּה֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤄 hachayah that lives the living being HTd/Aafsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אִתְּ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 itekhem is with you with you (plural masculine) HR/Sp2mp בָּ/ע֧וֹף 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤐 baof of the birds flying creature HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/בְּהֵמָ֛ה 𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 babehemah of the livestock in the beast HRd/Ncfsa וּֽ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and of every and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc חַיַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat wild animal living-being of HNcfsc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa אִתְּ/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 itekhem-2 with you with you (plural masculine) HR/Sp2mp מִ/כֹּל֙ 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol from all from the whole of HR/Ncmsc יֹצְאֵ֣י 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤉 yotseey that come out of those going out of HVqrmpc הַ/תֵּבָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤁𐤄 hatevah the ark the protective vessel HTd/Ncfsa לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol to every to the entirety of HR/Ncmsc חַיַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat-2 wild animal living-being of HNcfsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
And I will establish and I raised up — object-marker my covenant my binding covenant with you with you (plural masculine) and not and not be cut off he will be cut off all entirety of flesh flesh again still, again, further by the waters of from waters of the flood the cataclysmic deluge and not and not will there be he will come to be again still, again, further a flood cataclysmic deluge to destroy to ruin utterly the earth the earth
Verse 11 וַ/הֲקִמֹתִ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤉 vahaqimoti And I will establish and I raised up HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo בְּרִיתִ/י֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beriti my covenant my binding covenant HNcfsc/Sp1cs אִתְּ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 itekhem with you with you (plural masculine) HR/Sp2mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יִכָּרֵ֧ת 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 yikaret be cut off he will be cut off HVNi3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc בָּשָׂ֛ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh flesh HNcmsa ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further HD מִ/מֵּ֣י 𐤌/𐤌𐤉 mimey Amanzi (Zulu) by the waters of from waters of HR/Ncmpc הַ/מַּבּ֑וּל 𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤋 hamabul the flood the cataclysmic deluge HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and not and not HC/Tn יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will there be he will come to be HVqi3ms ע֛וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od-2 again still, again, further HD מַבּ֖וּל 𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤋 mabul a flood cataclysmic deluge HNcmsa לְ/שַׁחֵ֥ת 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤕 leshachet to destroy to ruin utterly HR/Vpc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
And said and he said God mighty ones This this one is the sign distinguishing mark of the covenant the binding agreement that that-which I I am making the one who gives between me between me and between you and between you (plural masculine) and between and between every entirety of living creature breathing being living living one that that-which is with you with you (plural masculine) for generations for generations of everlasting hidden age
Verse 12 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa זֹ֤את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot This this one HPdxfs אֽוֹת 𐤀𐤅𐤕 ot is the sign distinguishing mark HNcbsc הַ/בְּרִית֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 haberit of the covenant the binding agreement HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs נֹתֵ֗ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten am making the one who gives HVqrmsa בֵּינִ/י֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beyni between me between me HR/Sp1cs וּ/בֵ֣ינֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 uveyneykhem and between you and between you (plural masculine) HC/R/Sp2mp וּ/בֵ֛ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc נֶ֥פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh living creature breathing being HNcbsa חַיָּ֖ה 𐤇𐤉𐤄 chayah living living one HAafsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr אִתְּ/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 itekhem is with you with you (plural masculine) HR/Sp2mp לְ/דֹרֹ֖ת 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤕 ledorot for generations for generations of HR/Ncmpc עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age HNcmsa
and I will remember and I remembered - object-marker my covenant my binding covenant which that-which between me between me and between you and between you (plural masculine) and between and between every entirety of living creature breathing being living living one of all in the whole of flesh flesh and not and not shall become he will come to be again still, again, further the waters the waters a flood cataclysmic deluge to destroy to ruin utterly all entirety of flesh flesh
Verse 15 וְ/זָכַרְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vezakhareti and I will remember and I remembered HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo בְּרִיתִ֗/י 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beriti my covenant my binding covenant HNcfsc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בֵּינִ/י֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beyni between me between me HR/Sp1cs וּ/בֵ֣ינֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 uveyneykhem and between you and between you (plural masculine) HC/R/Sp2mp וּ/בֵ֛ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc נֶ֥פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh living creature breathing being HNcbsa חַיָּ֖ה 𐤇𐤉𐤄 chayah living living one HAafsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal of all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc בָּשָׂ֑ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh flesh HNcmsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יִֽהְיֶ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall become he will come to be HVqi3ms ע֤וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further HD הַ/מַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the waters the waters HTd/Ncmpa לְ/מַבּ֔וּל 𐤋/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤋 lemabul a flood cataclysmic deluge HR/Ncmsa לְ/שַׁחֵ֖ת 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤕 leshachet to destroy to ruin utterly HR/Vpc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc בָּשָֽׂר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar-2 flesh flesh HNcmsa
And shall be and she became the bow the curved bow in the cloud in a covering-cloud and I will see it and I saw her to remember to remember covenant binding agreement everlasting hidden age between between God mighty ones and between and between every entirety of living creature breathing being living living one of all in the whole of flesh flesh that that-which upon upon the earth the earth
Verse 16 וְ/הָיְתָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 vehayetah And shall be and she became HC/Vqq3fs הַ/קֶּ֖שֶׁת 𐤄/𐤒𐤔𐤕 haqeshet the bow the curved bow HTd/Ncfsa בֶּֽ/עָנָ֑ן 𐤁/𐤏𐤍𐤍 beanan in the cloud in a covering-cloud HRd/Ncmsa וּ/רְאִיתִ֗י/הָ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤄 ureitiha and I will see it and I saw her HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3fs לִ/זְכֹּר֙ 𐤋/𐤆𐤊𐤓 lizekor to remember to remember HR/Vqc בְּרִ֣ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement HNcfsc עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age HNcmsa בֵּ֣ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa וּ/בֵין֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc נֶ֣פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh living creature breathing being HNcbsa חַיָּ֔ה 𐤇𐤉𐤄 chayah living living one HAafsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal of all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc בָּשָׂ֖ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh flesh HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
took and he took Shem Shem Shem and Japheth And Yepheth and Yefet — object-marker the garment the outer covering and placed and they set on upon shoulders shoulder of their the two of them and walked they went backwards rearward and covered and they covered over — object-marker nakedness nakedness of of their father their father and their faces and their faces backwards rearward and the nakedness and nakedness-of of their father their father not not they saw they saw
Verse 23 וַ/יִּקַּח֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach took and he took HC/Vqw3ms שֵׁ֨ם 𐤔𐤌 shem Shem Shem Shem HNp וָ/יֶ֜פֶת 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤕 vayefet and Japheth And Yepheth and Yefet HC/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo הַ/שִּׂמְלָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤄 hasimelah the garment the outer covering HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יָּשִׂ֨ימוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayasimu and placed and they set HC/Vqw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR שְׁכֶ֣ם 𐤔𐤊𐤌 shekhem shoulders shoulder of HNcmsc שְׁנֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sheneyhem their the two of them HAcmdc/Sp3mp וַ/יֵּֽלְכוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and walked they went HC/Vqw3mp אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤕 achoranit backwards rearward HD וַ/יְכַסּ֕וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤎𐤅 vayekhasu and covered and they covered over HC/Vpw3mp אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo עֶרְוַ֣ת 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 erevat nakedness nakedness of HNcfsc אֲבִי/הֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 avihem of their father their father HNcmsc/Sp3mp וּ/פְנֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 ufeneyhem and their faces and their faces HC/Ncbpc/Sp3mp אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤕 achoranit-2 backwards rearward HD וְ/עֶרְוַ֥ת 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 veerevat and the nakedness and nakedness-of HC/Ncfsc אֲבִי/הֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 avihem-2 of their father their father HNcmsc/Sp3mp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn רָאֽוּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 rau they saw they saw HVqp3cp
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