Focused Passage

Genesis 8:20-22

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

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21 When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

22 As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”

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Verse 20

Cross-references

Hebrews 13:15 Classic cross-references Job 1:5 Classic cross-references Romans 12:1 Classic cross-references Genesis 13:18 Classic cross-references Genesis 22:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Noah נֹ֛חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular built וַיִּ֥בֶן H1129 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular an altar מִזְבֵּ֖חַ H4196 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֑ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular And taking וַיִּקַּ֞ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular from every kind מִכֹּ֣ל׀ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of clean הַטְּהוֹרָ֗ה H2889 Article | Adjective - feminine singular animal הַבְּהֵמָ֣ה H929 Article | Noun - feminine singular and וּמִכֹּל֙ H3605 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct clean הַטָּהֹ֔ר H2889 Article | Adjective - masculine singular bird הָע֣וֹף H5775 Article | Noun - masculine singular he offered וַיַּ֥עַל H5927 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular burnt offerings עֹלֹ֖ת H5930 Noun - feminine plural on the altar בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ H4196 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:9 Classic cross-references Genesis 6:5 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 2:15 Classic cross-references Ephesians 5:2 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 28:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

When the LORD יְהוָה֮ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker smelled וַיָּ֣רַח H7306 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the pleasing הַנִּיחֹחַ֒ H5207 Article | Noun - masculine singular aroma רֵ֣יחַ H7381 Noun - masculine singular construct He יְהוָ֜ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular in אֶל־ H413 Preposition His heart לִבּ֗וֹ H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Never again לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . אֹ֠סִף H3254 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular . . . ע֤וֹד H5750 Adverb - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker will I curse לְקַלֵּ֨ל H7043 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct the ground הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular because of בַּעֲב֣וּר H5668 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular man הָֽאָדָ֔ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular even though כִּ֠י H3588 Conjunction every inclination יֵ֣צֶר H3336 Noun - masculine singular construct of [his] הָאָדָ֛ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular heart לֵ֧ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct is evil רַ֖ע H7451 Adjective - masculine singular from his youth מִנְּעֻרָ֑יו H5271 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular And never וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle again אֹסִ֥ף H3254 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular . . . ע֛וֹד H5750 Adverb will I destroy לְהַכּ֥וֹת H5221 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct living creatures חַ֖י H2416 Adjective - masculine singular as כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative I have done עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

James 5:7 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:24 Classic cross-references Psalms 74:16 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:35 Classic cross-references Song of Solomon 2:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

As long as עֹ֖ד H5750 Adverb . . . כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the earth הָאָ֑רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular endures יְמֵ֣י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct seedtime זֶ֡רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular and harvest וְ֠קָצִיר H7105 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular cold וְקֹ֨ר H7120 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and heat וָחֹ֜ם H2527 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular summer וְקַ֧יִץ H7019 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and winter וָחֹ֛רֶף H2779 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular day וְי֥וֹם H3117 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and night וָלַ֖יְלָה H3915 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular shall never לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle cease יִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃ H7673 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

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