Genesis 9 בְּרֵאשִׁית

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־נֹ֖חַ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֖וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

vayvarekh elohim et-noach ve'et-banav vayyomer lahem peru urevu umilu et-ha'aretz

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them: ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth.

²וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם וְחִתְּכֶם֙ יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עַ֚ל כָּל־חַיַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעַ֖ל כָּל־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה וּֽבְכָל־דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶ֥ם נִתָּֽנוּ׃

umora'akhem vechittekhem yihye al kal-chayyat ha'aretz ve'al kal-of hashamayim bekhol asher tirmos ha'adama uvekhal-dege hayyam beyedkhem nittanu

And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, and upon all wherewith the ground teemeth, and upon all the fishes of the sea: into your hand are they delivered.

³כָּל־רֶ֨מֶשׂ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הוּא־חַ֔י לָכֶ֥ם יִהְיֶ֖ה לְאָכְלָ֑ה כְּיֶ֣רֶק עֵ֔שֶׂב נָתַ֥תִּי לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־כֹּֽל׃

kal-remes asher hu-chay lakhem yihye le'akhla keyerek esev natatti lakhem et-kol

Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

⁴אַךְ־בָּשָׂ֕ר בְּנַפְשׁ֥וֹ דָמ֖וֹ לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃

akh-basar benafsho damo lo tokhelu

Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

⁵וְאַ֨ךְ אֶת־דִּמְכֶ֤ם לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ אֶדְרֹ֔שׁ מִיַּ֥ד כָּל־חַיָּ֖ה אֶדְרְשֶׁ֑נּוּ וּמִיַּ֣ד הָֽאָדָ֗ם מִיַּד֙ אִ֣ישׁ אָחִ֔יו אֶדְרֹ֖שׁ אֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ הָֽאָדָֽם׃

ve'akh et-dimkhem lenafshotekhem edrosh miyyad kal-chayya edreshennu umiyyad ha'adam miyyad ish achiv edrosh et-nefesh ha'adam

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it; and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man.

⁶שֹׁפֵךְ֙ דַּ֣ם הָֽאָדָ֔ם בָּֽאָדָ֖ם דָּמ֣וֹ יִשָּׁפֵ֑ךְ כִּ֚י בְּצֶ֣לֶם אֱלֹהִ֔ים עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הָאָדָֽם׃

shofekh dam ha'adam ba'adam damo yishafekh ki betzelem elohim asa et-ha'adam

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.

⁷וְאַתֶּ֖ם פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֑וּ שִׁרְצ֥וּ בָאָ֖רֶץ וּרְבוּ־בָֽהּ׃

ve'attem peru urevu shirtzu va'aretz urevu-vah

And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.’ .

⁸וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־נֹ֔חַ וְאֶל־בָּנָ֥יו אִתּ֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayyomer elohim el-noach ve'el-banav itto lemor

And God spoke unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying:

⁹וַאֲנִ֕י הִנְנִ֥י מֵקִ֛ים אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י אִתְּכֶ֑ם וְאֶֽת־זַרְעֲכֶ֖ם אַֽחֲרֵיכֶֽם׃

va'ani hinni mekim et-beriti ittekhem ve'et-zar'akhem acharekhem

’As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

¹⁰וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־נֶ֤פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתְּכֶ֔ם בָּע֧וֹף בַּבְּהֵמָ֛ה וּֽבְכָל־חַיַּ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ אִתְּכֶ֑ם מִכֹּל֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י הַתֵּבָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל חַיַּ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

ve'et kal-nefesh hachayya asher ittekhem ba'of babbehema uvekhal-chayyat ha'aretz ittekhem mikkol yotz'e hatteva lekhol chayyat ha'aretz

and with every living creature that is with you, the fowl, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.

¹¹וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י אֶת־בְּרִיתִי֙ אִתְּכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֧ת כָּל־בָּשָׂ֛ר ע֖וֹד מִמֵּ֣י הַמַּבּ֑וּל וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה ע֛וֹד מַבּ֖וּל לְשַׁחֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

vahakimoti et-beriti ittekhem velo-yikkaret kal-basar od mimme hammabbul velo-yihye od mabbul leshachet ha'aretz

And I will establish My covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.’

¹²וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים זֹ֤את אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית֙ אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֣י נֹתֵ֗ן בֵּינִי֙ וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֵ֛ין כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתְּכֶ֑ם לְדֹרֹ֖ת עוֹלָֽם׃

vayyomer elohim zot ot-habberit asher-ani noten beni uvenekhem uven kal-nefesh chayya asher ittekhem ledorot olam

And God said: ‘This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

¹³אֶת־קַשְׁתִּ֕י נָתַ֖תִּי בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן וְהָֽיְתָה֙ לְא֣וֹת בְּרִ֔ית בֵּינִ֖י וּבֵ֥ין הָאָֽרֶץ׃

et-kashti natatti be'anan vehayta leot berit beni uven ha'aretz

I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth.

¹⁴וְהָיָ֕ה בְּעַֽנְנִ֥י עָנָ֖ן עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְנִרְאֲתָ֥ה הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת בֶּעָנָֽן׃

vehaya be'anni anan al-ha'aretz venir'ata hakkeshet be'anan

And it shall come to pass, when I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the cloud,

¹⁵וְזָכַרְתִּ֣י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר בֵּינִי֙ וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֵ֛ין כָּל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּ֖ה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂ֑ר וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶ֨ה ע֤וֹד הַמַּ֨יִם֙ לְמַבּ֔וּל לְשַׁחֵ֖ת כָּל־בָּשָֽׂר׃

vezakharti et-beriti asher beni uvenekhem uven kal-nefesh chayya bekhal-basar velo-yihye od hammayim lemabbul leshachet kal-basar

that I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

¹⁶וְהָיְתָ֥ה הַקֶּ֖שֶׁת בֶּֽעָנָ֑ן וּרְאִיתִ֗יהָ לִזְכֹּר֙ בְּרִ֣ית עוֹלָ֔ם בֵּ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֔ים וּבֵין֙ כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֔ה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

vehayta hakkeshet be'anan ure'itiha lizkor berit olam ben elohim uven kal-nefesh chayya bekhal-basar asher al-ha'aretz

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.’

¹⁷וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־נֹ֑חַ זֹ֤את אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲקִמֹ֔תִי בֵּינִ֕י וּבֵ֥ין כָּל־בָּשָׂ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

vayyomer elohim el-noach zot ot-habberit asher hakimoti beni uven kal-basar asher al-ha'aretz

And God said unto Noah: ‘This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth.’

¹⁸וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־נֹ֗חַ הַיֹּֽצְאִים֙ מִן־הַתֵּבָ֔ה שֵׁ֖ם וְחָ֣ם וָיָ֑פֶת וְחָ֕ם ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י כְנָֽעַן׃

vayyihyu vene-noach hayyotz'im min-hatteva shem vecham vayafet vecham hu avi khena'an

And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.

¹⁹שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵי־נֹ֑חַ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה נָֽפְצָ֥ה כָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

shelosha elle bene-noach ume'elle naftza khal-ha'aretz

These three were the sons of Noah, and of these was the whole earth overspread.

²⁰וַיָּ֥חֶל נֹ֖חַ אִ֣ישׁ הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה וַיִּטַּ֖ע כָּֽרֶם׃

vayyachel noach ish ha'adama vayyitta' karem

And Noah, the man of the land, began and planted a vineyard.

²¹וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ מִן־הַיַּ֖יִן וַיִּשְׁכָּ֑ר וַיִּתְגַּ֖ל בְּת֥וֹךְ אָהֳלֹֽה׃

vayyesht min-hayyayin vayyishkar vayyitgal betokh aholo

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

²²וַיַּ֗רְא חָ֚ם אֲבִ֣י כְנַ֔עַן אֵ֖ת עֶרְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יו וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לִשְׁנֵֽי־אֶחָ֖יו בַּחֽוּץ׃

vayyar cham avi khena'an et ervat aviv vayyagged lishne-echav bachutz

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

²³וַיִּקַּח֩ שֵׁ֨ם וָיֶ֜פֶת אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה וַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּ֙ עַל־שְׁכֶ֣ם שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וַיְכַסּ֕וּ אֵ֖ת עֶרְוַ֣ת אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וּפְנֵיהֶם֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וְעֶרְוַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א רָאֽוּ׃

vayyikkach shem vayefet et-hassimla vayyasimu al-shekhem shenehem vayyelkhu achorannit vaykhassu et ervat avihem ufenehem achorannit ve'ervat avihem lo rau

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.

²⁴וַיִּ֥יקֶץ נֹ֖חַ מִיֵּינ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֕דַע אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָ֥שָׂה־ל֖וֹ בְּנ֥וֹ הַקָּטָֽן׃

vayyiketz noach miyyeno vayyeda' et asher-asa-lo beno hakkatan

And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him.

²⁵וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָר֣וּר כְּנָ֑עַן עֶ֥בֶד עֲבָדִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֥ה לְאֶחָֽיו׃

vayyomer arur kena'an eved avadim yihye le'echav

And he said: Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

²⁶וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בָּר֥וּךְ יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹ֣הֵי שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃

vayyomer barukh ADONAI elohe shem vihi khena'an eved lamo

And he said: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be their servant.

²⁷יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְיֶ֔פֶת וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃

yaft elohim leyefet veyishkon be'ahole-shem vihi khena'an eved lamo

God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be their servant.

²⁸וַֽיְחִי־נֹ֖חַ אַחַ֣ר הַמַּבּ֑וּל שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שָׁנָֽה׃

vaychi-noach achar hammabbul shelosh meot shana vachamishim shana

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

²⁹וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵי־נֹ֔חַ תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃

vayyihyu kal-yeme-noach tesha' meot shana vachamishim shana vayyamot

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth.

²The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand.

³Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.

⁴But flesh with its life, that is, its blood, you shall not eat.

⁵I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.

⁶Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image.

⁷Be fruitful and multiply. Increase abundantly on the earth, and multiply in it.”

⁸God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

⁹“As for me, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your offspring after you,

¹⁰and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ship, even every animal of the earth.

¹¹I will establish my covenant with you: All flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood. There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”

¹²God said, “This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

¹³I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.

¹⁴When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,

¹⁵I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters will no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

¹⁶The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

¹⁷God said to Noah, “This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

¹⁸The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.

¹⁹These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated.

²⁰Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.

²¹He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.

²²Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.

²³Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn’t see their father’s nakedness.

²⁴Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.

²⁵He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

²⁶He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

²⁷May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”

²⁸Noah lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.

²⁹All the days of Noah were nine hundred fifty years, and then he died.

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