Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Genesis.7.17", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֧י הַמַּבּ֛וּל אַרְבָּעִ֥ים י֖וֹם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ הַמַּ֗יִם וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־הַתֵּבָ֔ה וַתָּ֖רָם מֵעַ֥ל הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* the-*mabbûl* forty *yôm* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ wa-yirbû* the-*mayim wa-yiśʾû ʾet*-the-*tēbâ wa-tārām* from-upon the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened", "*mabbûl*": "noun, masculine singular - flood/deluge", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*wa-yirbû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they increased", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*wa-yiśʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they lifted", "*tēbâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ark/vessel", "*wa-tārām*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it was lifted" }, "variants": { "*wa-yəhî*": "and it was/happened/came to pass", "*mabbûl*": "flood/deluge", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*wa-yirbû*": "and they increased/multiplied/became many", "*wa-yiśʾû*": "and they lifted/raised/carried", "*tēbâ*": "ark/chest/vessel", "*wa-tārām*": "and it was lifted/raised/elevated" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 7:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Genesis.7.4", "source": "כִּי֩ לְיָמִ֨ים ע֜וֹד שִׁבְעָ֗ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ מַמְטִ֣יר עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָ֑יְלָה וּמָחִ֗יתִי אֶֽת־כָּל־הַיְקוּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "For to-*yāmîm* yet seven *ʾānōkî mamṭîr* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ* forty *yôm* and-forty *lāylâ* and-*māḥîtî* *ʾet*-all-the-*yəqûm* which *ʿāśîtî* from-upon face-of the-*ʾădāmâ*", "grammar": { "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*ʾānōkî*": "independent personal pronoun, 1st singular - I", "*mamṭîr*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing to rain", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*lāylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*māḥîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular with waw consecutive - and I will wipe out/destroy", "*yəqûm*": "noun, masculine singular - existing thing/substance/living thing", "*ʿāśîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I made/did", "*ʾădāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ground/land/earth" }, "variants": { "*mamṭîr*": "causing to rain/bringing rain", "*māḥîtî*": "wipe out/destroy/blot out", "*yəqûm*": "living being/existence/substance", "*ʾădāmâ*": "ground/soil/land/earth" } }
  • Gen 7:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Genesis.7.12", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֥י הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָֽיְלָה׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* the-*gešem* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ* forty *yôm* and-forty *lāylâ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened", "*gešem*": "noun, masculine singular - rain/shower", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*lāylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night" }, "variants": { "*wa-yəhî*": "and it was/happened/came to pass", "*gešem*": "rain/shower/downpour", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }