Genesis
Genesis 8:20–21
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Genesis 8:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Noah | נֹ֛חַ | nō·aḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5146 Noah |
| built | וַיִּ֥בֶן | way·yi·ḇen | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| an altar | מִזְבֵּ֖חַ | miz·bê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| And taking | וַיִּקַּ֞ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| from every kind | מִכֹּ֣ל׀ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of clean | הַטְּהוֹרָ֗ה | haṭ·ṭə·hō·w·rāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| animal | הַבְּהֵמָ֣ה | hab·bə·hê·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| and | וּמִכֹּל֙ | ū·mik·kōl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| clean | הַטָּהֹ֔ר | haṭ·ṭā·hōr | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| bird | הָע֣וֹף | hā·‘ō·wp̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| he offered | וַיַּ֥עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| burnt offerings | עֹלֹ֖ת | ‘ō·lōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| on the altar | בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | bam·miz·bê·aḥ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
Genesis 8:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the LORD | יְהוָה֮ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| smelled | וַיָּ֣רַח | way·yā·raḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7306 smell, perceive odour |
| the pleasing | הַנִּיחֹחַ֒ | han·nî·ḥō·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5207 a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing |
| aroma | רֵ֣יחַ | rê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7381 scent, odour |
| He | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| His heart | לִבּ֗וֹ | lib·bōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| Never again | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will I curse | לְקַלֵּ֨ל | lə·qal·lêl | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| the ground | הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| because of | בַּעֲב֣וּר | ba·‘ă·ḇūr | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H5668 crossed, transit, account |
| man | הָֽאָדָ֔ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| even though | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| every inclination | יֵ֣צֶר | yê·ṣer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3336 form, framing, purpose |
| of | הָאָדָ֛ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| heart | לֵ֧ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| is evil | רַ֖ע | ra‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| from his youth | מִנְּעֻרָ֑יו | min·nə·‘u·rāw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| And never | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| again | אֹסִ֥ף | ’ō·sip̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3254 add |
| will I destroy | לְהַכּ֥וֹת | lə·hak·kō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5221 smite |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| living creatures | חַ֖י | ḥay | Adjective - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| as | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have done | עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 8:20 Hebrews 13:15–16 · Romans 12:1 · Genesis 22:9 · Genesis 12:7–8 · Leviticus 11:1–47 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Genesis 35:1 · Genesis 35:7 · Exodus 24:4–8 · Hebrews 13:10 · Exodus 10:25 · 1 Peter 2:5
Genesis 8:21 2 Corinthians 2:15 · Ephesians 5:2 · Genesis 6:5 · Jeremiah 17:9 · Isaiah 54:9–10 · Romans 3:23 · Philippians 4:18 · Leviticus 1:13 · Ezekiel 20:41 · Genesis 3:17 · Ecclesiastes 7:20 · Leviticus 1:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.