Genesis

Chapter 9

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayeba֣reke 'elohi֔ym 'et-no֖cha ve'et-bּana֑yv vayּo֧'mer lahe֛m pּer֥u ureb֖u umile'֥u 'et-ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.

וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־נֹ֖חַ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֖וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): umora'ake֤m vechitּekem֙ yiֽheye֔h 'a֚l kּal-chayּa֣t ha'a֔retz ve'a֖l kּal-'֣op hashshּama֑yim bּekol֩ 'ashshe֨r tּiremo֧shs hֽa'adama֛h uֽbekal-dּege֥y hayּa֖m bּeyedeke֥m nitּaֽnu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The fear and dread of you will fall on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands.

וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם וְחִתְּכֶם֙ יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עַ֚ל כָּל־חַיַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעַ֖ל כָּל־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה וּֽבְכָל־דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶ֥ם נִתָּֽנוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-re֨meshs֙ 'ashshe֣r hu'-cha֔y lake֥m yiheye֖h le'akela֑h kּeye֣req 'e֔shseb nata֥tּiy lake֖m 'et-kּoֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Everything that lives and moves about will be for your sustenance. Just as I gave you the green herbs, I now give you everything.

כָּל־רֶ֨מֶשׂ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הוּא־חַ֔י לָכֶ֥ם יִהְיֶ֖ה לְאָכְלָ֑ה כְּיֶ֣רֶק עֵ֔שֶׂב נָתַ֥תִּי לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־כֹּֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ake-bּashsa֕r bּenapeshsh֥o dam֖o lo֥ to'keֽlu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But you must not eat flesh with its life-breath in its blood.

אַךְ־בָּשָׂ֕ר בְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹ דָמ֖וֹ לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'a֨ke 'et-dּimeke֤m lenapeshshoֽteykem֙ 'edero֔shsh miyּa֥d kּal-chayּa֖h 'edereshshe֑nּu umiyּa֣d hֽa'ada֗m miyּad֙ 'i֣yshsh 'achi֔yv 'edero֖shsh 'et-ne֥peshsh hֽa'adaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And for your life-breath I will surely demand an account; from every animal I will demand it, and from every man, from each man's brother, I will demand an account for the life of man.

וְאַ֨ךְ אֶת־דִּמְכֶ֤ם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ מִיַּ֥ד כָּל־חַיָּ֖ה אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ וּמִיַּ֣ד הָֽאָדָ֗ם מִיַּד֙ אִ֣ישׁ אָחִ֔יו אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ אֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ הָֽאָדָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshopeke֙ dּa֣m hֽa'ada֔m bּֽa'ada֖m dּam֣o yishshּape֑ke kּi֚y bּetze֣lem 'elohi֔ym 'ashsa֖h 'et-ha'adaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God He made man.

שֹׁפֵךְ֙ דַּ֣ם הָֽאָדָ֔ם בָּֽאָדָ֖ם דָּמ֣וֹ יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְ כִּ֚י בְּצֶ֣לֶם אֱלֹהִ֔ים עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הָאָדָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּe֖m pּer֣u ureb֑u shshiretz֥u ba'a֖retz urebu-baֽhּ׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it."

וְאַתֶּ֖ם פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֑וּ שִׁרְצ֥וּ בָאָ֖רֶץ וּרְבוּ־בָֽהּ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer 'elohiym֙ 'el-no֔cha ve'el-bּana֥yv 'itּ֖o le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־נֹ֔חַ וְאֶל־בָּנָ֥יו אִתּ֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֕y hineni֥y meqi֛ym 'et-bּeriyti֖y 'itּeke֑m ve'eֽt-zare'ake֖m 'ֽachareykeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I now establish My covenant with you and with your seed after you

וַאֲנִ֕י הִנְנִ֥י מֵקִ֛ים אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י אִתְּכֶ֑ם וְאֶֽת־זַרְעֲכֶ֖ם אַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֨t kּal-ne֤peshsh hֽachayּah֙ 'ashshe֣r 'itּeke֔m bּa'֧op bּabּehema֛h uֽbekal-chayּa֥t ha'a֖retz 'itּeke֑m mikּol֙ yotze'e֣y hatּeba֔h leko֖l chayּa֥t ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and with every living creature that was with you, the birds, the cattle and every animal of the earth with you, all those that came out of the Ark with you, every living creature of the earth.

וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־נֶ֤פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתְּכֶ֔ם בָּע֧וֹף בַּבְּהֵמָ֛ה וּֽבְכָל־חַיַּ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ אִתְּכֶ֑ם מִכֹּל֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י הַתֵּבָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל חַיַּ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vahaqimoti֤y 'et-bּeriytiy֙ 'itּeke֔m veloֽ'-yikּare֧t kּal-bּashsa֛r '֖od mimּe֣y hamּabּ֑ul veloֽ'-yiheye֥h '֛od mabּ֖ul leshshache֥t ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י אֶת־בְּרִיתִי֙ אִתְּכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֧ת כָּל־בָּשָׂ֛ר ע֖וֹד מִמֵּ֣י הַמַּבּ֑וּל וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה ע֛וֹד מַבּ֖וּל לְשַׁחֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'elohi֗ym zo֤'t 'ֽot-habּeriyt֙ 'ashsher-'ani֣y note֗n bּeyniy֙ ube֣yneyke֔m ube֛yn kּal-ne֥peshsh chayּa֖h 'ashshe֣r 'itּeke֑m ledoro֖t 'olaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for generations to come:

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים זֹ֤את אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית֙ אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֣י נֹתֵ֗ן בֵּינִי֙ וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֵ֛ין כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתְּכֶ֑ם לְדֹרֹ֖ת עוֹלָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): et-qashshetּi֕y nata֖tּiy bּeֽ'ana֑n vehaֽyetah֙ le'֣ot bּeri֔yt bּeyni֖y ube֥yn ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.

אֶת־קַשְׁתִּ֕י נָתַ֖תִּי בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן וְהָֽיְתָה֙ לְא֣וֹת בְּרִ֔ית בֵּינִ֖י וּבֵ֥ין הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֕h bּe'ֽaneni֥y 'ana֖n 'al-ha'a֑retz venire'ata֥h haqּe֖shshet bּe'anaֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Whenever I bring a cloud over the earth and the bow appears in the cloud,

וְהָיָ֕ה בְּעַֽנְנִ֥י עָנָ֖ן עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְנִרְאֲתָ֥ה הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת בֶּעָנָֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vezakaretּi֣y 'et-bּeriyti֗y 'ashshe֤r bּeyniy֙ ube֣yneyke֔m ube֛yn kּal-ne֥peshsh chayּa֖h bּekal-bּashsa֑r veloֽ'-yiֽheye֨h '֤od hamּa֨yim֙ lemabּ֔ul leshshache֖t kּal-bּashsaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all flesh.

וְזָכַרְתִּ֣י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר בֵּינִי֙ וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֵ֛ין כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּ֖ה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂ֑ר וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶ֨ה ע֤וֹד הַמַּ֨יִם֙ לְמַבּ֔וּל לְשַׁחֵ֖ת כָּל־בָּשָֽׂר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehayeta֥h haqּe֖shshet bּeֽ'ana֑n ure'iyti֗yha lizekּor֙ bּeri֣yt 'ola֔m bּe֣yn 'elohi֔ym ubeyn֙ kּal-ne֣peshsh chayּa֔h bּekal-bּashsa֖r 'ashshe֥r 'al-ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Whenever the bow appears in the clouds, I will look at it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh on the earth."

וְהָיְתָ֥ה הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן וּרְאִיתִ֗יהָ לִזְכֹּר֙ בְּרִ֣ית עוֹלָ֔ם בֵּ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֔ים וּבֵין֙ כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֔ה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer 'elohi֖ym 'el-no֑cha zo֤'t 'ֽot-habּeriyt֙ 'ashshe֣r haqimo֔tiy bּeyni֕y ube֥yn kּal-bּashsa֖r 'ashshe֥r 'al-ha'aֽretz׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between Me and all flesh on the earth."

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־נֹ֑חַ זֹ֤את אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲקִמֹ֔תִי בֵּינִ֕י וּבֵ֥ין כָּל־בָּשָׂ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽhey֣u beney-no֗cha hayּoֽtze'iym֙ min-hatּeba֔h shshe֖m vecha֣m vaya֑pet vecha֕m h֖u 'abi֥y kenaֽ'an׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Noah who came out of the Ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)

וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־נֹ֗חַ הַיֹּֽצְאִים֙ מִן־הַתֵּבָ֔ה שֵׁ֖ם וְחָ֣ם וָיָ֑פֶת וְחָ֕ם ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י כְנָֽעַן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shsheloshsha֥h 'e֖lּeh bּeney-no֑cha ume'e֖lּeh naֽpetza֥h kal-ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.

שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵי־נֹ֑חַ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה נָֽפְצָ֥ה כָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥chel no֖cha 'i֣yshsh hֽa'adama֑h vayּitּa֖ kּaֽrem׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Noah, a man of the ground, began to plant a vineyard.

וַיָּ֥חֶל נֹ֖חַ אִ֣ישׁ הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה וַיִּטַּ֖ע כָּֽרֶם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֥shshetּe min-hayּa֖yin vayּishshekּa֑r vayּitegּa֖l bּet֥oke 'aholoֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.

וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ מִן־הַיַּ֖יִן וַיִּשְׁכָּ֑ר וַיִּתְגַּ֖ל בְּת֥וֹךְ אָהֳלֹֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֗re cha֚m 'abi֣y kena֔'an 'e֖t 'ereva֣t 'abi֑yv vayּagּe֥d lishsheneֽy-'echa֖yv bּachֽutz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside.

וַיַּ֗רְא חָ֚ם אֲבִ֣י כְנַ֔עַן אֵ֖ת עֶרְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יו וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לִשְׁנֵֽי־אֶחָ֖יו בַּחֽוּץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּach֩ shshe֨m vaye֜pet 'et-hashsּimela֗h vayּashsi֨ymu֙ 'al-shsheke֣m shsheneyhe֔m vayּeֽleku֙ 'acho֣ranּi֔yt vayekasּ֕u 'e֖t 'ereva֣t 'abiyhe֑m upeneyhem֙ 'acho֣ranּi֔yt ve'ereva֥t 'abiyhe֖m lo֥ ra'ֽu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they would not see their father's nakedness.

וַיִּקַּח֩ שֵׁ֨ם וָיֶ֜פֶת אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה וַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּ֙ עַל־שְׁכֶ֣ם שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וַיְכַסּ֕וּ אֵ֖ת עֶרְוַ֣ת אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וּפְנֵיהֶם֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וְעֶרְוַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א רָאֽוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֥yqetz no֖cha miyּeyn֑o vayּe֕da 'e֛t 'ashsher-'a֥shsah-l֖o bּen֥o haqּataֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his younger son had done to him,

וַיִּ֥יקֶץ נֹ֖חַ מִיֵּינ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֕דַע אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָ֥שָׂה־ל֖וֹ בְּנ֥וֹ הַקָּטָֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֖'mer 'ar֣ur kּena֑'an 'e֥bed 'abadi֖ym yiֽheye֥h le'echaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)he said, "Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants he shall be to his brothers."

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָר֣וּר כְּנָ֑עַן עֶ֥בֶד עֲבָדִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֥ה לְאֶחָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֕'mer bּar֥uke yehova֖h 'elo֣hey shshe֑m viyhi֥y kena֖'an 'e֥bed laֽmo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! And may Canaan be his servant.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בָּר֥וּךְ יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹ֣הֵי שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֤petּe 'elohiym֙ leye֔pet veyishshekּo֖n bּe'aֽholey-shshe֑m viyhi֥y kena֖'an 'e֥bed laֽmo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)May God extend Japheth; and may he dwell in the tents of Shem; and may Canaan be his servant."

יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְיֶ֔פֶת וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayechiy-no֖cha 'acha֣r hamּabּ֑ul shshelo֤shsh me'ot֙ shshana֔h vֽachamishshּi֖ym shshanaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After the flood Noah lived three hundred and fifty years.

וַֽיְחִי־נֹ֖חַ אַחַ֣ר הַמַּבּ֑וּל שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שָׁנָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽheyu֙ kּal-yemey-no֔cha tּeshsha֤ me'ot֙ shshana֔h vachamishshּi֖ym shshana֑h vayּamoֽt׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Noah lived a total of nine hundred and fifty years, and then he died.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵי־נֹ֔חַ תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ