Chapter 6
1: Indeed (kiy), it came to pass (hayah) that mankind (adam) defiled and profaned (halal - treated with contempt and desecrated, dishonored, polluted, wounded, and invalidated) the face (paneh) of the earth (adamah - land, ground, and soil). And increasingly (rabab - a great quantity of) daughters (bat - female offspring) were born (yalad) to them.
2: The sons (ben - male descendants and children) of the Mighty One (elohym - God) saw (ra'ah - viewed and found) that the daughters (bat - female children) of men (adam) were really (kiy) beautiful (towb - attractive and good, pleasurable and fun, even productive). So now they (henah) took (laqah - grasped hold of, received, and obtained) any (kol) of them they chose and desired (bahar - preferred and selected) as their women and wives (nasiym - plural of issah).
3: Yahuweh said (amar - promised), My Spirit (ruwach - a feminine noun depicting the power, influence, and life-giving nature of God) will not (lo') remain in, or contend and plead with (duwn ba - abide, dwell, and live in, direct or vindicate) mankind (adam) for an unlimited duration of time (olam - forever). Also as a result of (sa gam) him being flesh (basar - existing as a human), his days shall be 120 years.
4: The Naphylym (naphylym - plural of naphal, meaning those who prostrate themselves, who have fallen away, who are oppressed, cast down, and die) existed (hayah) in the (ba ha) land (erets - region) in that day (yowm - time), and also (gam) afterward (ahar - at a later time). And indeed, relationally (asher) the sons of God came to and pursued (bow' - were included in association with) the daughters of man, and they bore children to them. These mortal men (enowsh) were renowned for (shem - named and famous for, earned a reputation for) magnifying themselves, going off to war, and behaving like arrogant tyrants (gibowr - acting like audacious and aggressive fighters as well as powerful despots) from the very beginning (olam - and for a very long time, everlasting).
5: Yahuweh saw (ra'ah - viewed, recognized, and considered) that indeed (kiy - truly), the evil intent, wickedness, and depravity (ra'at - deprivation, distress, and misfortune) of mankind (adam) in the (ba ha) land (erets) was great in magnitude and quantity (rab - prolific and abundant). And his every (kol) inclination (yeser - motivation, desire, ambition, and creative idea) of his heart (leb) and thoughts (mahasabah - plans, plots, purposes, and schemes) were bad (ra' - evil, wicked, immoral, repugnant, miserable, sad, troubled, and fiercely harmful) all (kol) the time (yowm - every day).
6: Then Yahuweh truly (kiy) grieved, regretting (nahami having a change of heart, was in a state of sorrow and regret over a person or event, ceased a particular course of action, felt the need to make a situation just) that He had made (asah - fashioned and created) Adam (adam - mankind) along with the earth (erets). His heart (leb - inner person, source of life, and spirit) was emotionally distressed, filled with grief and sorrow (atsab - was hurt, pained, vexed, displeased, and tormented).
7: So (wa) Yahuweh said (amar), I will eliminate (mahah - obliterate and destroy, annihilate and exterminate, wipe out and terminate the existence of, and cleanse and remove the impurity of) the Adam/man (adam) whom relationally (asher) I have created (bara' - conceived and fashioned, bringing into existence) from (min) upon (al) the face (paneh - presence) of the ground(adamah - earth as in soil), because (min) the Adam/man (adam) has preyed upon (al - continuously plundered and spoiled) living creatures (bahemah - animals) who move about (remes - walk, creep, swim, and move about on all fours) and winged creatures who fly (op) in the sky (samayim - atmosphere or heavens). Indeed because (kiy kiy - truly and surely), I am grieved, regretting (naham) having made (asah) them.
8: But (wa) Noah (noah - the trustworthy guide to the resting place [i.e., returning to the Protected Garden of Joy]) found (masa' - discovered and obtained, came to posses and experienced) favor (hen - a fortuitous response, acceptance and grace, mercy, compassion, fondness, and kindness, a special and beneficial consideration which made him beautiful, charming, pleasing, and agreeable) in (ba) Yahuwehs eyes (ayin - in Yahwehs sight and presence, from Yahwehs point of view, perspective, perception, and understanding).
9: This is (eleh) the genealogical record (towledowt - the written account of the birth and descendants) of Noah, who was (hayah - existed as) an upright (saddiyq - righteous and redeemed, innocent) and blameless (tamim - unblemished and unimpaired) individual (ish - man) in (ba) his (hu) home (dowr - household, shelter, tent encampment, and dwelling place). Noah was one who walked (halak) with God (elohym).
10: Noah (noah - the trustworthy guide) had fathered (yalad) three (shalowsh) sons (baniym) named (shem) Shem (sheth - name), Ham (ham - to be sweltering hot), and Yepet (yepet - to shine and appear beautiful; errantly transliterated Japheth).
11: The region (erets - land, ground, area, and territory) in Gods (elohym) presence (paneh - from His perspective) was corrupt (sahat - ravaged, ruined, devastated and destroyed, becoming a putrid and polluted slime pit of corruption and decay), and the land (erets) was filled with (male' - was overflowing with, was satisfied with, was wholeheartedly in compliance with, and was loudly proclaiming) violence, destruction, and plunder (hamas - terrorism, lawlessness, maiming, cruelty, killing, thievery, injustice, and looting without any moral restraint).
12: God inspected (ra'ah looked upon and viewed) the area (erets - land, region, and territory), and indeed (kiy - truly and surely), it was corrupt and spoiled (sahat - ravaged, ruined, devastated, and destroyed), for (et) all (kol) related human flesh (basar) treading (darak) upon (al) the earth (erets - area) had become a putrid and polluted slime pit of corruption and decay (sahat - followed destructive practices, were wasted and devastated, lying in ruins and spoiled).
13: God said to Noah, I am pruning (qes - limiting, constraining, and diminishing, even putting a limit to, from qatsats, to cut off part of an extremity by shearing) all humans who are related (basar - people who are preachers and messengers) moving about (bow' - coming and going, passing by) before (paneh - in front of) Me. Indeed (kiy) the region (erets) is filled with (male' - is overflowing with, is satisfied with, is wholeheartedly in compliance with, and is loudly proclaiming) terrorism, lawlessness, and cruelty (hamas - violence, destruction, and plunder, killing, thievery, injustice, and looting without any moral restraint) because of (min) their (hym) presence (paneh). Look, here and now (hinneh), I will bring ruin to (sahat - catch them in a pit or basin, causing them to decay and decompose, wiping them out by laying waste to) them (hem) along with (et) the region (erets).
14: Make (asah - perform the work to fashion for) yourself (atah) a timber (es - wooden) ark (tebah - a boat, a large ship which is waterproof and will float) of resinous lumber and tar (goper - laminated wood). Construct (asah) stalls (qen - rooms, nests, and beds) on the ship (tebah - the boat or ark) and cover (kapar - coat, as in envelop) parts of (min) her (hy) living quarters (bayit - family homes, houses, tabernacles, and rooms) and exterior (chuwts - outside) in (ba) pitch (koper - tar or other natural bituminous material like asphalt used to seal a vessel).
15: These (zeh) are her (et) production (asah - manufacturing) relationships (asher): the Arks (tebah - ships) length (orek) 300 cubits (amah - the length of a forearm from the tip of the hand to the elbow), her width (rohab) 50 cubits, and her height (qomah) 30 cubits.
16: Build (asah - make) a roof (tsohar) to the point of (la) a cubit (amah - 20.6 inches) above (el) the completed (kalah - finished) Ark (tebah). Place (sym - put) the doorway (petah - entrance) of the ship (tebah - ark) in (ba) her (hy) side (sad - flank). Construct (asah - build) lower ones (tahty) a second and third.
17: Behold (hinneh), I (aniy) will bring (bow') a flood (mabbuwl - deluge of overwhelming proportions) of water (mayim) upon (al) the (ha) region (erets - land, territory, area, earth, and ground) to (la) destroy (sahat - catch in a pit or basin, causing decay and decomposition, annihilate, wiping out by laying waste to) all (kol) related (asher) humans (basar - people who are preachers and messengers) in (ba) whom (hu') a spirit (ruwach) was born and lives (hyyl - resides, moving about, twisting and distorting, causing pain and suffering, anguish and torment) from (min) beneath (tahat - under and below) the heavens (samayim - sky, atmosphere, realm of planets and stars, or the abode of God)-all (kol) who are related (asher) in (ba) the (ha) region (erets) will expire (gawa' - perish, gasping for breath, becoming empty, hollow corpses, the door being shut on them).
18: I will establish (quwm - stand up enabling others to stand, confirming that which will elevate others, causing them to rise, setting up a restoring) My (aniy - I Ams) Covenant (beriyth - relationship, marriage vow, oath of partnership, treaty, pledge between individuals, binding promise, league, alliance, agreement, and compact) with (et) you (atah). And you shall be included and come (bow' - be associated with and enter) into (el) the Ark (tebah), you, your sons (ben), your wife (issah), and your sons wives with you.
19: And every kind of (kol) life (chay), from all of the creatures of the flesh (basar), two (shenayim) of every kind (kol) will come in (tobiy) to the ark (tebah - boat, or large ship which is waterproof and will float) to remain alive (chayah - be renewed, restored to life, continue to live once revived, be spared, saved, and preserved) with you. Male (zakar -masculine) and female (naqebah -feminine) they will exist (hayah).
20: From winged creatures (uph winged insect and/or birds) on behalf of their species (min kind or type) and from the domesticated animals (behemah beast of the field, beast of burden) on behalf of their species (min kind or type) from all of the small creatures (ramas small moving creatures) of the ground (`adamah) on behalf of their species (min kind or type) two (shettayim) from all will come in (tobiy) with you to remain alive (chayah - be renewed, restored to life, continue to live once revived, be spared, saved, and preserved).
21: And you take (laqach grasp hold of and receive) on behalf of you all of (kol every kind of ) food (maakal - meat or fruit which is consumed) which relationally (ashar) is eaten (akal consumed and devoured), and gather it (asaph bring it together, harvest it) to you, and it will exist (hayah), for you and for them, as food (maakal - meat or fruit which is consumed).
22: And Noah (noah - to guide and lead to safety with a peaceful attitude, to be dependable, reliable, and trustworthy; from nuwach, meaning guide to the resting place) did everything which relationally (ashar) God instructed (sawah - directed) him to do.
Chapter 7
1: Yahuweh said (amar) to (la) Noah (noah - the trustworthy guide), Go (bow' - enter and be included) into (el) the Ark (tebah), you and all your household (bayit - home, house, tabernacle, temple, and family), because indeed (kiy), I have seen (ra'ah - perceived, considered and delighted in knowing) that those with (et) you (atah) are upright (sadyq - in accordance with My standard, vindicated and innocent) by means of (la) My (ani - I Ams) presence (paneh) in (ba) this (zeh) home (dowr -dwelling place and sheltered encampment).
2: From (min) all (kol) the clean (taher - pure) domesticated animals (bahemah - non human creatures) take (laqah - select and grasp) for yourself, seven (seba') males (iysh) and seven (seba) females (iyssah) and two (sanayim - a pair of) related (asher) animals (bahemah) which are not (lo') clean (taher), a male and female.
3: Also from the winged creatures (uph winged insect and/or birds) of the sky (shamayim heavens), seven (seba') males (iysh) and seven (seba) females (iyssah) to keep alive the seed of life (hayah zera' - restore offspring, to enable vigorous and healthy childbirth and descendants) upon (al) the whole (kol) land (erets - region or area).
4-5: Indeed (kiy), on (la) the passage (owd) of seven (seba') days (yowm), I will send rain down (matar) upon (al) the (ha) region (erets - land and area, earth in the sense of ground) for forty (araba'ym) days (yowm) and (wa) forty nights (laylah) and wash off and wipe out (mahah - clean and annihilate, blot out and obliterate) accordingly (et) all (kol) the (ha) living creatures which stand (yaquwm - life forms which were established upright) whom relationally (asher) I made (asah - fashioned and created) from (min) upon (al) the presence (paneh) of the ground (adamah - soil, earth as in dirt, and fundamental particles of natural elements). Noah (noah - to guide and lead to safety with a peaceful attitude, to be dependable, reliable, and trustworthy; from nuwach, meaning guide to the resting place) did everything which relationally (ashar) God instructed (sawah - directed) him to do.
6: And (wa) Noah (noah) son (ben) six (shesh) hundreds (me'ah) repetitions (sanah - years, repeats, and changes) and (wa) the (ha) flood (mabbuwl) existed (hayah - was, is, will be, happened, and occurred) waters (mayim) on (al) the (ha) land (erets). Noah and his sons (ben), his wife (iyssah), and his sons wives, went into the Ark to escape from (min) the presence (paneh) of the flood (mabuwl - overwhelming and inundating) waters (mayim).
8: From (min) the clean (taher - pure) animals (bahemah - non human creatures) and from the animals (bahemah - non human creatures) which relationally (ashar) are not clean (taher - pure), and the winged creatures (uph winged insect and/or birds), and all which relationally creeps (ramas move slowly) on the ground (`adamah).
9: In pairs (shenayim shenayim) they came for Noah (noah - to guide and lead to safety with a peaceful attitude, to be dependable, reliable, and trustworthy; from nuwach, meaning guide to the resting place), into the ark. Male (zakar -masculine) and female (naqebah - feminine) as relationally (ashar) God had instructed (sawah - directed) Noah.
10: It came to pass (hayah) on the seventh (seba') day (yowm) that the waters (mayim) of the deluge (mabuwl) came to exist (hayah) upon (al) the land (erets - region and area).
11: In (ba) repetition (sanah - years, changes, and renewals), six (shesh) hundred (me'ah) years (sanah) Noah had lived (hyym). In (ba) the second (seni) month (hodes - time of renewal), in the seventeenth (seba'asar) day (yowm) of the month, in that day, a great magnitude and quantity of (rab) deep ocean water (tahowm) and all underground springs (ma'yan - subterranean cisterns) burst and gushed forth (baqa'), and the floodgates (arubah) of the skies (samayim - heavens or atmosphere) were opened (patah - freed and released).
12: The rain (gesem - rainwater) continued to exist (hayah - endure) upon (al) the (ha) land (erets - ground, soil, dirt, area, region, and territory) for forty (araba'ym) days (yowm) and (wa) forty nights (laylah).
13-15: Noah and his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noahs wife and the three wives of his sons with them entered the ark, they, and every animal (hayah) according to (la) its kind (myn), and all domestic animals (bahemah) according to their kind, and every creature which moves about (remes) on the ground (erets) after their kind, and every winged creature and bird (kanap owp wa sipowr) according to their kind, coming (bow') to (el) Noah inside (el) the ship (tabah - ark), a pair of two (sanayim sanayim) of each kind (min kol) of creatures (basar - related animal flesh) in association with (asher ba) His (hu') Spirit (ruwach) of life (hyym).
16: The (ha) entering (bow') males (zakar) and females (naqebah) from (min) every (kol) creature (basar - animal) came to and entered (bow' - arrived at and were included) just as (ka) relationally (asher) He (hu), God (elohym), had instructed (sawah - directed). And Yahuweh shut the door (sagar - closed the door) behind (ba'ad) them.
17: The flood (mabuwl) existed (hayah) forty (araba'ym - plural of four, meaning forty; from raba', to make things square) days (yowm) on (al - over) the land (erets - land, earth as in soil, territory, region, and area). The waters (mayim) increased (rabah - were multiplied and became great) and lifted up (nasa' - raised up and bore) the Ark (tebah - ship) high above (ruwm) the ground (erets).
18-20: The waters (mayim) prevailed (gabar - were powerful and influential) to a significant degree, exerting substantial force (ma'od ma'od - abundant in quantity and capacity) on (al- over, near, upon, and in proximity to) the land (erets - ground and area, region and territory). And (wa) the lofty (gaboah - high and tall, splendorous and majestic) mountains (har - hills) were completely (kol- all and totally) covered and concealed (kasah - obscured and hidden, clothed and veiled, blanketed) there (asher - as a marker of relative reference) under (tahat - beneath) the whole (kol) sky (samayim - heavens). Water (mayim) prevailed (gabar - showed itself and confirmed its presence) fifteen (hamesesareh) cubits (amah - units of 20.5 inches using the Royal Egyptian system) deep on the higher elevations (min la ma'al - from above the higher portions), so as to (wa) hide and veil (kasah - cover and conceal, obscure and adorn, blanketing) the hills (har - mountains and mountain ranges).
21-24: All (kol) related human and animal flesh (basar - living creatures, especially related people descended from a specific bloodline, messengers and preachers) which moved about (ramas) upon (al) the ground (erets), perished, gasping for breath (gawa' - expired and died, becoming an empty, hollow corpse, the door being shut on them), including (ba) birds (op - winged creatures), domestic animals (bahemah), and wild animals (chayah), and all kinds of (kol) small insects living in colonies (saras) scurrying about in swarms (seres) on (al) the ground (erets - land or earth as in soil), and every (kol) man (adam), everyone (kol - all) who had by way of relationship (asher) within their breath and nature (aph - their attitude and disposition) a living (hayym) nesamah/conscience (nesamah - seat of judgment, discernment, and discrimination, faculty for moral choice); all (kol) with (asher) the spirit (ruwach) of (min) desolation (charabah - from charab, that which dries up, lays waste, and destroys, lifelessness), died a natural death (muwth - expired and were dispatched). All (kol) who by way of relationship (asher) had within their breath and nature (aph - their attitude and angry disposition), the nesamah of life (chayah), all (kol) with (asher) the spirit (ruwach) of (min) desolation (charabah - from charab, that which dries up, lays waste, and destroys), died (muwth). And (wa) accordingly (et), every (kol) upright creature (yaquwm) there (asher - relationally) near (al - and on) the surface (panah - or in the presence of) the ground (adamah - soil, earth, or dirt) was eliminated (mahah - cleansing the earth and removing the impurity that was there) because of (min) man (adam). Meanwhile (ad), domestic animals (bahemah) which had previously (ad) moved about on all fours (remes), and winged creatures which flew (op) in the sky (samayim - atmosphere or heavens), were wiped (mahah) from (min) the (ha) region (erets - area). Only (ak) Noah (noah - the reliable guide) remained (sa'ar was left behind as a direct relative and remnant) and (wa) those related to (asher) and with (et) him (hu) in (ba) the (ha) Ark (tabah - ship or vessel).
Chapter 8
1: And God (elohym) remembered (zakar - recalled and proclaimed the information and events pertaining to) Noah (noah - to guide and lead to safety with a peaceful attitude, to be dependable, reliable, and trustworthy; from nuwach, meaning guide to the resting place) and all of the life (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life) and all of the animals (bahemah - non human creatures) which relationally (ashar) were with him in the ark (tebah). And God (elohym) caused the spirit (ruwach - wind) to pass over ('abar travel across) upon the land (erets earth, and ground), and the waters (mayim) subsided (shakak decreased and abated).
2: And the deep (tahowm) underground springs (ma'yan - subterranean cisterns), and the floodgates (arubah) of the skies (samayim - heavens or atmosphere) shut (sakar closed and where impeded). And the rain (gesem - rainwater) from the skies (samayim - heavens or atmosphere)was restrained (kala was shut up and closed).
3: And the waters (mayim) turned back, from upon the land (erets earth, and ground), traveling and returning. And the waters (mayim) decreased (chaser went down and receded) at the end (qatsah) of one hundred and fifty days (yowm).
4: The ship (tebah - Ark) came to rest (nuwach - to the resting place, a word related to Noahs name) in the seventh (sabiy'iy) month (hodes - time of renewal), on the seventeenth day of the month among (al - on, near, close to, toward, or in proximity to) the mountains (harey - hills or ridges (plural)) of Ararat (ararat - from aras, to be betrothed to marry, and arar, a curse which invokes harm).
5: The water flowed away (halak - departed and moved on) and receded (chacer - diminished [as in melted], decreasing). So on the first day of the tenth month (hodes - time of renewal) the summits (ro'sey - tops, uppermost heights) of the mountains (har - hills and ranges) became visible (ra'ah - were revealed and could be seen).
6: And then (wa) it came to pass (hayah) after (min) the completion (qes - duration, end, and finish) of forty (araba'iym - that which makes square) days (yowm), Noah opened (patah - reached out and responded, freely loosening and throwing open) a window (hallown) of the Ark.
7: And he sent out (shalach released and set free) the raven (haoreb crow, ceremonially unclean animal) and it went away (yatsa' departed). Going out (yatsa' departing) and returning until (ad up to the point) the waters (mayim), from upon the land (erets earth, and ground) dried up (yabesh).
8: And he sent out (shalach released and set free) the dove (yonah a symbol of the set apart spirit) from near him, to see (raah view and consider) had the waters (mayim), from upon the face (paneh - presence) of the ground(adamah - earth as in soil), diminished (qalal receded, become small, of little account).
9: And the dove (yonah) found (matseah - discovered, attained, or found) no resting place (manoach) for the sole of her feet (kaph regal), and she returned to him to the ark, because (ki indeed surely, truly, and for the reason that) water (mayim) was upon the face (paneh - presence) of all of the land (erets earth, and ground). And he sent out (shalach) his hand (yad), and he took (laqach grasped hold of and received) her, and he brought her with him into the ark.
10: And he waited (yahal - stayed extend a period of time in a place or state, implying a hope of resolution to some situation) longer (ud - an extension beyond an expected point) an additional (acher) seven days (yowm), and he once again (yasaph did again, repeated an action, adding to the number of times it was done) sent out (shalach released and set free) the dove (yonah a symbol of the set apart spirit) from the ark.
11: And (wa) the dove (yownah - the symbol of the Set-Apart Spirit) arrived (bow') at the time (et - occurrence and moment) of sunset (ereb - dusk, twilight, the beginning of the Scriptural day [when we must rely on Gods light]), and a freshly picked (tarap - new and tender recently plucked) olive (zayit) branch (aleh - leaf and foliage) was in (ba) her (hiy - [remember, ruwach/Spirit like its symbol, yownah/dove, is a feminine noun]) mouth (peh - orifice for breathing and communicating) and so (wa) Noah knew (yada' - understood and recognized, became familiar with and acknowledged, discovered, became aware of, and chose to respect what had been revealed) that indeed (kiy - surely and truly), the waters (mayim) had diminished (qalal - receded) from the land (erets - region, area, and ground).
12: And he waited (yahal - stayed extend a period of time in a place or state, implying a hope of resolution to some situation) longer (ud - an extension beyond an expected point) an additional (acher) seven days (yowm), and he once again (yasaph did again, repeated an action, adding to the number of times it was done) sent out (shalach released and set free) the dove (yonah a symbol of the set apart spirit) and she did not again (lo yasaph did not again, did not repeat an action, not adding to the number of times it was done) returned to him.
13: And it came to exist (hayah) in the six hundred and first year in the first month on the first of the month, the waters (mayim), from upon the land (erets earth, and ground) dried up (chareb). And Noah turned aside (sur removed) the cover (mikseh protective covering) of the ark. And he saw (raah viewed considered and made judgments based on the perceptions) the dried up (chareb) face of (pen the surface of) the ground (`adamah - soil or earth).
14: And in the second month on the twenty seventh day of the month the land (erets earth, and ground) dried up (yabesh).
15: And God (elohhym) spoke (dabar) unto Noah saying (`amar - spokinge with a focus on the content to follow),
16: Go out (yatsa' -depart) from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons, and your sons wives with you.
17: All of the life (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life) which relationally (asher) is with you, from all of the creatures of the flesh (basar), the winged creatures (uph winged insect and/or birds), and the animals (behemah beast of the field, beast of burden). And all of (kol) the small creatures (ramas small moving creatures) that creep (ramas move slowly), on the land (erets earth, and ground), bring out (yatsa' -depart) with you, and they will swarm, (saras - conceive, teem, and multiply) in the land (erets earth, and ground) and they will produce successive generations (peri harvest fruit and offspring) and multiply (rabah - become many and numerous; increase) upon the land (erets earth, and ground).
18: And Noah went out (yatsa' -departed) and his sons, and his wife, and his sons wives with him.
19: All of (kol) the life (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life), all of (kol) the small creatures (ramas small moving creatures), and all of (kol) the winged creatures (uph winged insect and/or birds), all that (kol) moves (ramas) on the land (erets earth, and ground), according to their classes (mishpachah races, and genus, class or category) they departed (yatsa') the ark.
20: Noah built (banah - constructed) an altar (mizbeah - based upon zabach, a place to slaughter an animal as a sacrifice) to Yahuweh. He grasped hold of (laqah - selected, collected, and took) from (min) everyone of (kol - all) the clean (taher - unblemished and restoring) domestic animals (bahemah) and from (min) Can convey the idea that he of forsook and rejected all of (kol) the clean birds (op), and lifted up a sacrifice (alah - raised up an offering) for wrongdoing which ascends (olah) at (ba) the altar.
21: And Yahuweh smelt (yarach - use the perceptual sense of the nose to distinguish odors or aromas and so respond appropriately) the fragrance of (riach - odor which is unique and identifiable as a sensory input), the appeasing odor (nichoach - that which brings reconciliation, peace and relationship between two parties as a figurative extension of a pleasant odor (like incense) in the nostrils of a party). Then Yahuweh said unto his heart (leb - mind, soul, spirit, self, i.e., the source of life of the inner person in various aspects, with a focus on feelings, thoughts, volition, and other areas of the inner life), I shall not once again (yasaph do again, repeat this action, adding to the number of times it was done) abate (qalal - view as worthless and insignificant; nullify, omit, reduce, recede from, decrease, and terminate) the ground (`adamah - soil or earth) because of or for the sake of man (adam). Because indeed (kiy), the desires, creative inclinations, thoughts, imagination, cravings, motivations, and strivings (yeser - the form, fashion, and function) of mans (adam) nature (leb - heart, mind, and soul, the core essence) is bad (ra' - evil, wicked, violent, harmful, sad, miserable, troublesome, and undesirable, hindering the relationship) from the time life began (na'urym - from his childhood, youth, and inception). And I shall not once again (yasaph do again, repeat this action, adding to the number of times it was done) strike (nakah - attack, smite, hit, beat, and kill) all of (kol) the life (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life) similar to which relationally (asher) I have made happen (asah - performed and fashioned).
22: As long as (ud) all of (kol) the days (yowm) of the land (erets earth, and ground); seed (zera' - offspring and descendants, family and race) and harvest (qatsir the time of reaping and gathering crops from the field) and cold (qor cold state of the weather, often indicative of winter), and heat (warmth - high temperatures in the season of summer) and summer (qayits - the hot season of the year, the time of harvest for many crops) and winter (chorep - the very beginning time of the growth and harvest cycle, a cooler time of the year) and day (yowm) and night (layil - time of darkness and gloom, the absence of light), shall not rest (yshabbotu based on shabath the Sabbath day, the day of rest, and reflection).
Chapter 9
1: And God (elohym) blessed (barak - loved, favorably and eternally endured with, and empowered) Noah (noah - to guide and lead to safety with a peaceful attitude, to be dependable, reliable, and trustworthy; from nuwach, meaning guide to the resting place) and his sons. And he said (`amar - spoke with a focus on the content to follow; God thought, intended, commanded, and promised) to them, Be fruitful (parah - be productive, flourish, conceive offspring in abundance) and multiply (rabah - become many and numerous; increase), and fill up (mala - have a quantity of space filled with a mass or collection) the land (erets earth, and ground).
2: And respect (morah - reverence, respect toward a superior, awe, as a non-verbal sign of power) of you, and fear (chath - terror, i.e., a state of great dread and alarm) of you will exist (hayah) upon all of (kol) the wild animals (chayath) of the land (erets ground or earth) and all of (kol) the winged creatures (uph winged insect and/or birds) of the sky (shamayim heavens), in all (kol) which relationally (asher) creep (ramas move slowly), on the ground (`adamah - soil or earth), and all of (kol) the fish of (dag - a class of animal that lives in a body of water) the sea (yam) in your hand (yad power, control and care) they are placed (nathan given, set, committed, entrusted. delivered, and bestowed in a healthy and enduring fashion).
3: All of (kol) the small creatures (ramas small moving creatures) which relationally (asher) they live (chay), to you they exist (hayah) to be food (oklah that which is edible) just as the green (yaraq - living and healthy) plants (eseb herbs and vegetation), I place (nathan give, set, commit, entrust. deliver, and bestow in a healthy and enduring fashion) to you all.
4: Only (ak) flesh (basar - living soft tissues) with its soul (nephesh - mind, heart, and body), its blood (dam) you shall not eat (`akal - consume food).
5: And your blood (dam) on behalf of your soul (nephesh - mind, heart, and body) I will seek (darash - inquire, consult, find out) from the hand (yad mala can also mean be filled, i.e. be filled with Yahuweh's spirit. Morah can also convey the concept of fear, but when combined with the word chath, which means fear as well, it is likely that the respect aspect is more appropriate. power, control and care) of all of (kol) the wild animals (chayath) I will seek (darash - inquire, consult, find out) them. And the hand (yad power, control and care) of the man (adam) from the hand (yad power, control and care) of men (ish) his brother I will seek (darash - inquire, consult, find out) the soul (nephesh - mind, heart, and body) of man (adam human kind).
6: Outpouring (shaphak - shedding, spilling, draining, and causing to flow) blood (dam) of the man (adam) because of and by the man (adam - humankind) his blood (dam) will be poured out (shaphak - shed, spilled, drained, and caused to flow) because (kiy - surely and indeed) in the image (tselem - resemblance, pattern, and model; from an unused root meaning shade) of God (elohym) the man was made asah prepared and produced).
7: And you be fruitful (parah - be productive, flourish, conceive offspring in abundance) and multiply (rabah - become many and numerous; increase), conceive (saras - teem, swarm, and multiply) in the land (erets earth, and ground) and multiply (rabah - become many and numerous; increase) in her.
8: And God (elohym) spoke (amar - spoke with a focus on the content to follow) to Noah and his sons with him to say (amar - speak with a focus on the content to follow),
9: And I am (ani) Behold (hennah - Look, Here, Now, a marker used to liven narrative, change a scene, emphasize an idea, call attention to a detail)! I am establishing (qum raising up, establishing, conforming, decreeing, strengthening and confirming, standing so as to enable others to stand) My (aniy - I Ams) Covenant (beriyth - relationship, marriage vow, oath of partnership, treaty, pledge between individuals, binding promise, league, alliance, agreement, and compact) with you, and your seed (zera - offspring, descendant, posterity, i.e., one that is related more than one generation removed) after (achar) you.
10: And all of (kol) the souls (nephesh - minds, hearts, and bodies) of the life (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life) which relationally (asher) is with you, in the winged creatures (uph winged insect and/or birds), in the animals (behemah beast of the field, beast of burden), and all of the life (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life), of the land (erets earth, and ground) with you from all that (kol) went away from (yatsa' departed) the ark to all of (kol) the life (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life) in the land (erets earth, and ground).
11: And I shall establish (qum raising up, establishing, conforming, decreeing, strengthening and confirming, standing so as to enable others to stand) My (aniy - I Ams) Covenant (beriyth - relationship, marriage vow, oath of partnership, treaty, pledge between individuals, binding promise, league, alliance, agreement, and compact) with you, and not again(ud) will all of (kol) the flesh (basar - living soft tissues) be cut off (karath be uprooted, or be consumed) from the waters of the flood (mabbuwl - deluge of overwhelming proportions). And there shall not exist (hayah) again (ud) a flood (mabbuwl - deluge of overwhelming proportions) to destroy (sahat - catch in a pit or basin, causing decay and decomposition, annihilate, wiping out by laying waste to) the land (erets earth, and ground).
12: And God (elohym) said (`amar - spoke with a focus on the content to follow), This is the sign of (uth mark, or banner, non verbal sign or signal which has meaning, a sign of something past, which serves to keep it in memory) the Covenant (beriyth - relationship, marriage vow, oath of partnership, treaty, pledge between individuals, binding promise, league, alliance, agreement, and compact) which relationally (asher) I place (nathan give, set, committed, entrusted. delivers, and bestowed in a healthy and enduring fashion) between (biyn within, among and from) Me (aniy - I Am) and you and between (biyn within, among and from) all of (kol) the souls (nephesh - minds, hearts, and bodies) which relationally (asher) are alive (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life) with you, to your generations (dowr - households) forever (olam - past the future and into eternity).
13: My (aniy I Ams) bow (qesheth - weapon used to deliver arrows, with the associative meaning of potency or power, rainbow, i.e., a multi-colored arch (or possibly circle) as a natural occurrence in the sky when the sunlight refracts through raindrops) I place (nathan give, set, committed, entrusted. delivers, and bestowed in a healthy and enduring fashion) in the clouds (an'ni - a visible mass, usually of condensed water vapor in the atmosphere, relatively dense enough to block light) and it shall exist (hayah) as a sign of (uth mark, or banner, non verbal sign or signal which has meaning, a sign of something past, which serves to keep it in memory) the Covenant (beriyth - relationship, marriage vow, oath of partnership, treaty, pledge between individuals, binding promise, league, alliance, agreement, and compact) between (biyn within, among and from) Me (aniy I Am) and the land (erets earth, and ground).
14: And it shall exist (hayah) when I cause to make an appearance (bean'ni) clouds (an'ni - a visible mass, usually of condensed water vapor in the atmosphere, relatively dense enough to block light) on the land (erets earth, and ground), and the bow (qesheth - weapon used to deliver arrows, with the associative meaning of potency or power, rainbow, i.e., a multi-colored arch (or possibly circle) as a natural occurrence in the sky when the sunlight refracts through raindrops) will be seen (raah viewed considered and judged based on the perceptions) in the clouds.
15: And I will remember (zakar - recall and proclaim the information and events pertaining to) My (aniy I Ams) Covenant (beriyth - relationship, marriage vow, oath of partnership, treaty, pledge between individuals, binding promise, league, alliance, agreement, and compact) which relationally (asher) is between (biyn within, among and from) Me (aniy I Am) and between (biyn within, among and from) you and all of (kol) the souls (nephesh - minds, hearts, and bodies) of life (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life) among all of (kol) the flesh (basar - living soft tissues). And it will not exist (hayah) again (ud) that the waters in the flood (mabbuwl - deluge of overwhelming proportions) to destroy (sahat - catch in a pit or basin, causing decay and decomposition, annihilate, wiping out by laying waste to) all of (kol) the flesh (basar - living soft tissues).
16: And the bow (qesheth - weapon used to deliver arrows, with the associative meaning of potency or power, rainbow, i.e., a multi-colored arch (or possibly circle) as a natural occurrence in the sky when the sunlight refracts through raindrops) in the clouds shall exist (hayah) and I will see (raah view consider and make judgments based on the perceptions) her to remember (zakar - recall and proclaim the information and events pertaining to) the everlasting (olam forever, past the future and into eternity) Covenant (beriyth - relationship, marriage vow, oath of partnership, treaty, pledge between individuals, binding promise, league, alliance, agreement, and compact) between (biyn within, among and from) God and between (biyn within, among and from) all of (kol) the souls (nephesh - minds, hearts, and bodies) of life (chayah - that which is alive, conceiving, nurturing, restoring, and sustaining life) in all of (kol) the flesh (basar - living soft tissues) which relationally (asher) are on the land (erets earth, and ground).
17: And God (elohym) said (amar - spoke with a focus on the content to follow) to Noah, This is the sign of (uth mark, or banner, non verbal sign or signal which has meaning, a sign of something past, which serves to keep it in memory) the Covenant (beriyth - relationship, marriage vow, oath of partnership, treaty, pledge between individuals, binding promise, league, alliance, agreement, and compact) which relationally (asher) I established (qum raised up, established, conformed, decreed, strengthened and confirmed, standing so as to enable others to stand) between (biyn within, among and from) me and between (biyn within, among and from) all of (kol) the flesh (basar - living soft tissues) which relationally (asher) is upon the land (erets earth, and ground).
18: And the sons of Noah existed (hayah) going away from (yatsa' - departed from) the ark; Shem (shem - personal name and proper designation), and Ham (ham - sweltering hot and father-in-law), and Yepet (yepet- errantly transliterated Japheth). And Ham (ham - sweltering hot and father-in-law) he was the father of Canaan(kana'an - people East of the Mediterranean including the Canaanite/Phoenicians; fromkana', meaning humbled and subdued, brought into subjection).
19: These three (shalosh) sons of Noah, and from these she spread out (naphats scattered and dispersed) all of (kol) the land (erets earth, and ground).
20: Noah existed as (hayah) a man (ysh) who tilled the soil (adamah), planting (nata') a vineyard (kerem).
21: And he drank (shathah - consumed a liquid mass, can mean became drunk) from the wine (yayin - a naturally processed, fermented grape juice) and he became drunk (shaker - drank to his fill, became intoxicated, freely or festively drank alcohol and so become under its influence to varying degrees, behaved drunkenly) and he revealed himself (golah - to madde naked, disclose, reveaedl, and to uncovered himself) in the middle of (tawek) his tent (ohel - portable dwelling and home).
22: And Ham (ham - sweltering hot and father-in-law) the father of Canaan(kana'an - people East of the Mediterranean including the Canaanite/Phoenicians; fromkana', meaning humbled and subdued, brought into subjection) saw (raah viewed considered and made judgments based on the perceptions) the indecency of (ervah - unprotected, vulnerable, naked, state or condition in which harm can come, and be virtually without defenses, genitals, private, personal parts of the body, shamefulness of) his father, and he informed (nagad - reported to and told) two (shenayim) of his brothers in the streets The Hebrew literally reads she spread out, possibly implying the Set Apart Spirit which is feminine in the Hebrew. (chuts outside in public places, in plain view).
23: And Shem (shem - personal name and proper designation), and Yepet (yepet- errantly transliterated Japheth) took (laqach grasp hold of and receive) the garment (simlah - a feminine noun meaning apparel which covers and adorns) and they placed (siym) upon their two shoulders (shakam - the area of the lower neck and collar-bone, to the shoulder joint, as the area that can carry burdens)and walked (halak) backwards and they covered (kas'sah - be forgiven, remove guilt of a wrongdoing, as an extension of hiding or covering an object, concealed) their fathers indecency (ervah - unprotected, vulnerable, naked, state or condition in which harm can come, and be virtually without defenses, genitals, private, personal parts of the body, shamefulness) and they faced backwards, and their fathers indecency (ervah - unprotected, vulnerable, naked, state or condition in which harm can come, and be virtually without defenses, genitals, private, personal parts of the body, shamefulness) they saw (raah viewed considered and made judgments based on the perceptions) not.
24: And Noah awoke (yaqats came out of sleep, and became active) from his wine (yayin - a naturally processed, fermented grape juice) and he knew (yada' - became made aware of and understood, recognized and confirmed) what relationally (asher) his younger (qaton small, young, and insignificant) son had done (asah) to him.
25: And he said (amar - spoke with a focus on the content to follow), Be cursed (arar) Canaan(kana'an - people East of the Mediterranean including the Canaanite/Phoenicians; fromkana', meaning humbled and subdued, brought into subjection) servant of (ebed from —abad meaning implement who serves) of servants he will exists as (hayah) to his brothers.
26-27: And he said, Blessed (barak - praised and adored) is Yahuweh, the God of Shem (Semitic peoples, specifically the Hebrews; from shem,meaning name, reputation, renown, nature, report, and status). Canaan(kana'an - people East of the Mediterranean including the Canaanite/Phoenicians; fromkana', meaning humbled and subdued, brought into subjection) shall be his servant. For Japheth (Yepheth - people of the southern and northern Mediterranean rim, Europe and Asia; from patah, meaning open) God let him spread out, be open and easily persuaded(patah - spacious, enticed, and naÃve; easily seduced and deceived), and he shall abide in Shems tabernacle (ohel). And Canaan(kana'an - people East of the Mediterranean including the Canaanite/Phoenicians; fromkana', meaning humbled and subdued, brought into subjection) shall be his servant.
28: And Noah existed (hayah) after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29: And all the days of Noah were (hayah - existed as) nine hundred and fifty years, and he died (muwt).
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