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Genesis 8:1-5

God Remembers Noah, Causes the Waters to Recede, and Reestablishes Life After Judgment

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1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.

2The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

3The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down.

4On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

5And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.

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Verse 1

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Butאֶת־H853Direct object markerGodאֱלֹהִים֙H430Noun - masculine pluralrememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רH2142Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularNoahנֹ֔חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֵ֤תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe animalsהַֽחַיָּה֙H2416Article | Noun - feminine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructlivestockהַבְּהֵמָ֔הH929Article | Noun - feminine singularthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativewere with himאִתּ֖וֹH854Preposition | third person masculine singularin the arkבַּתֵּבָ֑הH8392Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularAnd Godאֱלֹהִ֥יםH430Noun - masculine pluralsent a windר֙וּחַ֙H7307Noun - common singular. . .וַיַּעֲבֵ֨רH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularoverעַל־H5921Prepositionthe earthהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularand the watersהַמָּֽיִם׃H4325Article | Noun - masculine pluralbegan to subsideוַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּH7918Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 2

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The springsמַעְיְנֹ֣תH4599Noun - masculine plural constructof the deepתְּה֔וֹםH8415Noun - common singularand the floodgatesוַֽאֲרֻבֹּ֖תH699Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructof the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine pluralwere closedוַיִּסָּֽכְרוּ֙H5534Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland the rainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםH1653Article | Noun - masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe skyהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃H8064Article | Noun - masculine pluralwas restrainedוַיִּכָּלֵ֥אH3607Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 3

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The watersהַמַּ֛יִםH4325Article | Noun - masculine pluralrecededוַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralsteadilyהָל֣וֹךְH1980Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .וָשׁ֑וֹבH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolutefromמֵעַ֥לH5921Preposition-mthe earthהָאָ֖רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularand afterמִקְצֵ֕הH7097Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct150וּמְאַ֖תH3967Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct. . .חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםH2572Number - common pluraldaysיֽוֹם׃H3117Noun - masculine singularthe watersהַמַּ֔יִםH4325Article | Noun - masculine pluralhad gone downוַיַּחְסְר֣וּH2637Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 4

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On the seventeenthבְּשִׁבְעָה־H7651Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular. . .עָשָׂ֥רH6240Number - masculine singulardayי֖וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singular-לַחֹ֑דֶשׁH2320Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularof the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יH7637Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularmonthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe arkהַתֵּבָה֙H8392Article | Noun - feminine singularcame to restוַתָּ֤נַחH5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularonעַ֖לH5921Prepositionthe mountainsהָרֵ֥יH2022Noun - masculine plural constructof Araratאֲרָרָֽט׃H780Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 5

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And the watersוְהַמַּ֗יִםH4325Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .הָיוּ֙H1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralcontinuedהָל֣וֹךְH1980Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteto recedeוְחָס֔וֹרH2637Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteuntilעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthe tenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑יH6224Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularmonthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320Article | Noun - masculine singular[and] on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דH259Preposition-b | Number - masculine singulardayלַחֹ֔דֶשׁH2320Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularof the tenth monthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙H6224Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularthe topsרָאשֵׁ֥יH7218Noun - masculine plural constructof the mountainsהֶֽהָרִֽים׃H2022Article | Noun - masculine pluralbecame visibleנִרְא֖וּH7200Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural

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