Genesis
Genesis 8:1
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| remembered | וַיִּזְכֹּ֤ר | way·yiz·kōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| Noah | נֹ֔חַ | nō·aḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5146 Noah |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the animals | הַֽחַיָּה֙ | ha·ḥay·yāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| livestock | הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה | hab·bə·hê·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were with him | אִתּ֖וֹ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| in the ark | בַּתֵּבָ֑ה | bat·tê·ḇāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8392 ark |
| And God | אֱלֹהִ֥ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| sent a wind | ר֙וּחַ֙ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and the waters | הַמָּֽיִם׃ | ham·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| began to subside | וַיָּשֹׁ֖כּוּ | way·yā·šōk·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7918 weave |
Cross-references
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Genesis 30:22 · Genesis 19:29 · Psalm 136:23 · Exodus 2:24 · 1 Samuel 1:19 · Psalm 106:4 · Amos 8:7 · Psalm 132:1 · Exodus 14:21 · Nehemiah 13:22 · Habakkuk 3:2 · Nehemiah 13:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.