1 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.1",
"source": "וַיִּזְכֹּ֤ר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־נֹ֔חַ וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־הֽ͏ַחַיָּה֙ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ בַּתֵּבָ֑ה וַיַּעֲבֵ֨ר אֱלֹהִ֥ים ר֙וּחַ֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּ הַמָּֽיִם",
"text": "And *wayyizkōr* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾēt*-*nōaḥ* and *ʾēt* all-the-*ḥayyâ* and *ʾēt* all-the-*bəhēmâ* which with-him in-the-*tēbâ*; and *yaʿăbēr* *ʾĕlōhîm* *rûaḥ* over-the-*ʾereṣ* and *wayyāšōkkû* the-*mayim*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyizkōr*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he remembered",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun used as singular - God",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*nōaḥ*": "proper name - Noah",
"*ḥayyâ*": "feminine singular noun - living thing/animal/beast",
"*bəhēmâ*": "feminine singular noun - livestock/domesticated animal",
"*tēbâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ark/box",
"*yaʿăbēr*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he caused to pass",
"*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - wind/spirit/breath",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land",
"*wayyāšōkkû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they subsided/decreased"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyizkōr*": "remembered/took notice of/acted on behalf of",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods (grammatically plural form used for singular deity)",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath",
"*ʾereṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*wayyāšōkkû*": "subsided/abated/decreased"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.2",
"source": "וַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙ מַעְיְנֹ֣ת תְּה֔וֹם וֽ͏ַאֲרֻבֹּ֖ת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם מִן־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם",
"text": "And *wayyissākərû* *maʿyənōt* *təhôm* and *ʾărubbōt* the-*šāmayim*; and *wayyikkālēʾ* the-*gešem* from-the-*šāmayim*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyissākərû*": "waw-consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were stopped/closed up",
"*maʿyənōt*": "feminine plural construct - fountains of/springs of",
"*təhôm*": "masculine singular noun - deep/abyss/primeval ocean",
"*ʾărubbōt*": "feminine plural construct - windows of/floodgates of",
"*šāmayim*": "masculine dual noun with definite article - the heavens/sky",
"*wayyikkālēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was restrained/held back",
"*gešem*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the rain"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyissākərû*": "were closed/stopped up/sealed",
"*maʿyənōt*": "fountains/springs/sources",
"*təhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean/depths",
"*ʾărubbōt*": "windows/floodgates/lattices",
"*wayyikkālēʾ*": "was restrained/held back/prevented"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.3",
"source": "וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּ הַמַּ֛יִם מֵעַ֥ל הָאָ֖רֶץ הָל֣וֹךְ וָשׁ֑וֹב וַיַּחְסְר֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם מִקְצֵ֕ה חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת יֽוֹם",
"text": "And *wayyāšubû* the-*mayim* from-upon the-*ʾereṣ* *hālôk* and *šôb*; and *wayyaḥsərû* the-*mayim* from-*qāṣê* fifty and-hundred *yôm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāšubû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they returned/receded",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the waters",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land",
"*hālôk*": "qal infinitive absolute - going/continuing",
"*šôb*": "qal infinitive absolute - returning/receding",
"*wayyaḥsərû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they diminished/decreased",
"*qāṣê*": "masculine singular construct with preposition - from end of",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāšubû*": "returned/receded/went back",
"*hālôk* and *šôb*": "going and returning/gradually/continually",
"*wayyaḥsərû*": "diminished/decreased/abated",
"*qāṣê*": "end/extremity/after"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.4",
"source": "וַתָּ֤נַח הַתֵּבָה֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י בְּשִׁבְעָה־עָשָׂ֥ר י֖וֹם לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ עַ֖ל הָרֵ֥י אֲרָרָֽט",
"text": "And *wattānaḥ* the-*tēbâ* in-the-*ḥōdeš* the-*šəbîʿî*, in-seven-ten *yôm* to-the-*ḥōdeš*, upon *hārê* *ʾărārāṭ*",
"grammar": {
"*wattānaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it rested",
"*tēbâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ark/box",
"*ḥōdeš*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the month",
"*šəbîʿî*": "ordinal number with definite article - the seventh",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day",
"*hārê*": "masculine plural construct - mountains of",
"*ʾărārāṭ*": "proper name - Ararat"
},
"variants": {
"*wattānaḥ*": "rested/settled/came to rest",
"*hārê*": "mountains/hills"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.5",
"source": "וְהַמַּ֗יִם הָיוּ֙ הָל֣וֹךְ וְחָס֔וֹר עַ֖ד הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הֽ͏ָעֲשִׂירִ֑י בּֽ͏ָעֲשִׂירִי֙ בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ נִרְא֖וּ רָאשֵׁ֥י הֽ͏ֶהָרִֽים",
"text": "And-the-*mayim* *hāyû* *hālôk* and-*ḥāsôr* until the-*ḥōdeš* the-*ʿăśîrî*; in-the-*ʿăśîrî* in-one to-the-*ḥōdeš* *nirʾû* *rāʾšê* the-*hārîm*",
"grammar": {
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the waters",
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they were",
"*hālôk*": "qal infinitive absolute - going/continuing",
"*ḥāsôr*": "qal infinitive absolute - decreasing/diminishing",
"*ḥōdeš*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the month",
"*ʿăśîrî*": "ordinal number with definite article - the tenth",
"*nirʾû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they were seen/appeared",
"*rāʾšê*": "masculine plural construct - tops of/heads of",
"*hārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the mountains"
},
"variants": {
"*hālôk* and-*ḥāsôr*": "continually decreasing/steadily diminishing",
"*nirʾû*": "were seen/appeared/became visible",
"*rāʾšê*": "tops/heads/peaks"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.6",
"source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֑וֹם וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח נֹ֔חַ אֶת־חַלּ֥וֹן הַתֵּבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה",
"text": "And-*wayəhî* from-*qēṣ* forty *yôm* and *wayyiptaḥ* *nōaḥ* *ʾēt*-*ḥallôn* the-*tēbâ* which *ʿāśâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened",
"*qēṣ*": "masculine singular noun with preposition - from end of",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day",
"*wayyiptaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he opened",
"*nōaḥ*": "proper name - Noah",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥallôn*": "masculine singular construct - window of",
"*tēbâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ark/box",
"*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he made/had made"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it was/came to pass/happened",
"*qēṣ*": "end/conclusion/termination",
"*wayyiptaḥ*": "opened/unlocked",
"*ʿāśâ*": "made/constructed/prepared"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.7",
"source": "וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶת־הֽ͏ָעֹרֵ֑ב וַיֵּצֵ֤א יָצוֹא֙ וָשׁ֔וֹב עַד־יְבֹ֥שֶׁת הַמַּ֖יִם מֵעַ֥ל הָאָֽרֶץ",
"text": "And *wayšallaḥ* *ʾēt*-the-*ʿōrēb*; and *wayyēṣēʾ* *yāṣôʾ* and-*šôb* until-*yəbōšet* the-*mayim* from-upon the-*ʾereṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayšallaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent out",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿōrēb*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the raven",
"*wayyēṣēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it went out",
"*yāṣôʾ*": "qal infinitive absolute - going out",
"*šôb*": "qal infinitive absolute - returning",
"*yəbōšet*": "qal infinitive construct - drying up of",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the waters",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*wayšallaḥ*": "sent out/released",
"*ʿōrēb*": "raven/crow",
"*yāṣôʾ* and-*šôb*": "going out and returning/to and fro/back and forth",
"*yəbōšet*": "drying up/drying/being dry"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.8",
"source": "וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָ֖ה מֵאִתּ֑וֹ לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲקַ֣לּוּ הַמַּ֔יִם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָֽה",
"text": "And *wayšallaḥ* *ʾēt*-the-*yônâ* from-with-him to-*lirʾôt* ?-*hăqallû* the-*mayim* from-upon *pənê* the-*ʾădāmâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayšallaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent out",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*yônâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the dove",
"*lirʾôt*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to see",
"*hăqallû*": "interrogative particle + qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - had they lessened",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the waters",
"*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face of/surface of",
"*ʾădāmâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ground/soil/earth"
},
"variants": {
"*wayšallaḥ*": "sent out/released",
"*lirʾôt*": "to see/to find out/to determine",
"*hăqallû*": "had lessened/abated/decreased",
"*pənê*": "face/surface/front"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.9",
"source": "וְלֹֽא־מָצְאָה֩ הַיּוֹנָ֨ה מָנ֜וֹחַ לְכַף־רַגְלָ֗הּ וַתָּ֤שָׁב אֵלָיו֙ אֶל־הַתֵּבָ֔ה כִּי־מַ֖יִם עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָדוֹ֙ וַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָ וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֛הּ אֵלָ֖יו אֶל־הַתֵּבָֽה",
"text": "And not-*māṣəʾâ* the-*yônâ* *mānôaḥ* for-*kap*-*raglāh* and *wattāšāb* to-him to-the-*tēbâ* because-*mayim* upon-*pənê* all-the-*ʾereṣ*; and *wayyišlaḥ* *yādô* and *wayyiqqāḥehā* and *wayyābēʾ* *ʾōtāh* to-him to-the-*tēbâ*",
"grammar": {
"*māṣəʾâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with negative particle - she did not find",
"*yônâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the dove",
"*mānôaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - resting place",
"*kap*": "feminine singular construct - palm/sole of",
"*raglāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her foot",
"*wattāšāb*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she returned",
"*tēbâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ark/box",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - waters",
"*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face of/surface of",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land",
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he stretched out/sent forth",
"*yādô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*wayyiqqāḥehā*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he took her",
"*wayyābēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he brought",
"*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her"
},
"variants": {
"*māṣəʾâ*": "found/discovered",
"*mānôaḥ*": "resting place/rest",
"*kap*": "palm/sole",
"*wattāšāb*": "returned/came back",
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "stretched out/put out/sent forth",
"*wayyiqqāḥehā*": "took her/received her/brought her in",
"*wayyābēʾ*": "brought/brought in/caused to enter"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Genesis.8.10",
"source": "וַיָּ֣חֶל ע֔וֹד שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֛סֶף שַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָ֖ה מִן־הַתֵּבָֽה",
"text": "And *wayyāḥel* yet *šibʿat* *yāmîm* *ʾăḥērîm*; and *wayyōsep* *šallaḥ* *ʾēt*-the-*yônâ* from-the-*tēbâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāḥel*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he waited",
"*šibʿat*": "feminine singular construct - seven of",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "masculine plural adjective - other/additional",
"*wayyōsep*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he again/continued",
"*šallaḥ*": "piel infinitive construct - to send",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*yônâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the dove",
"*tēbâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ark/box"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāḥel*": "waited/delayed/stayed",
"*wayyōsep*": "again/continued/added to",
"*šallaḥ*": "send/send away/release"
}
}