Focused Passage

Genesis 8:20-22

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

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20Then 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.

21When 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.

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

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Then Noahנֹ֛חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singularbuiltוַיִּ֥בֶןH1129Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularan altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַH4196Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularAnd takingוַיִּקַּ֞חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom every kindמִכֹּ֣ל׀H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof cleanהַטְּהוֹרָ֗הH2889Article | Adjective - feminine singularanimalהַבְּהֵמָ֣הH929Article | Noun - feminine singularandוּמִכֹּל֙H3605Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructcleanהַטָּהֹ֔רH2889Article | Adjective - masculine singularbirdהָע֣וֹףH5775Article | Noun - masculine singularhe offeredוַיַּ֥עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularburnt offeringsעֹלֹ֖תH5930Noun - feminine pluralon the altarבַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃H4196Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

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

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When the LORDיְהוָה֮H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markersmelledוַיָּ֣רַחH7306Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe pleasingהַנִּיחֹחַ֒H5207Article | Noun - masculine singulararomaרֵ֣יחַH7381Noun - masculine singular constructHeיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularinאֶל־H413PrepositionHis heartלִבּ֗וֹH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularNever againלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .אֹ֠סִףH3254Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular. . .ע֤וֹדH5750Adverb-אֶת־H853Direct object markerwill I curseלְקַלֵּ֨לH7043Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructthe groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙H127Article | Noun - feminine singularbecause ofבַּעֲב֣וּרH5668Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularmanהָֽאָדָ֔םH120Article | Noun - masculine singulareven thoughכִּ֠יH3588Conjunctionevery inclinationיֵ֣צֶרH3336Noun - masculine singular constructof [his]הָאָדָ֛םH120Article | Noun - masculine singularheartלֵ֧בH3820Noun - masculine singular constructis evilרַ֖עH7451Adjective - masculine singularfrom his youthמִנְּעֻרָ֑יוH5271Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularAnd neverוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleagainאֹסִ֥ףH3254Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular. . .ע֛וֹדH5750Adverbwill I destroyלְהַכּ֥וֹתH5221Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructliving creaturesחַ֖יH2416Adjective - masculine singularasכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeI have doneעָשִֽׂיתִי׃H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

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

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As long asעֹ֖דH5750Adverb. . .כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe earthהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularenduresיְמֵ֣יH3117Noun - masculine plural constructseedtimeזֶ֡רַעH2233Noun - masculine singularand harvestוְ֠קָצִירH7105Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularcoldוְקֹ֨רH7120Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand heatוָחֹ֜םH2527Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularsummerוְקַ֧יִץH7019Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand winterוָחֹ֛רֶףH2779Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singulardayוְי֥וֹםH3117Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand nightוָלַ֖יְלָהH3915Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularshall neverלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleceaseיִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃H7673Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

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