1vay·hi ki-he·chel ha·'a·dam, la·rov al-pe·nei ha·'a·da·mah; u·va·no·vt yul·le·du la·hem. 2vai·yir·'u ve·nei-ha·'e·lo·him et-be·no·vt ha·'a·dam, ki to·vot hen·nah; vai·yik·chu la·hem na·shim, mik·kol a·sher ba·cha·ru. 3vai·yo·mer ha·shem lo-ya·do·vn ru·chi va·'a·dam le·'o·lam, be·shag·gam hu va·sar; ve·hai·u ya·mav, me·'ah ve·'es·rim sha·nah. 4han·ne·fi·lim hai·u va·'a·retz bai·ya·mim ha·hem ve·gam a·cha·rei-chen a·sher ya·vo·'u be·nei ha·'e·lo·him el-be·no·vt ha·'a·dam, ve·ya·le·du la·hem; hem·mah hag·gib·bo·rim a·sher me·'o·v·lam an·shei ha·shem. f

5vai·yar· ha·shem, ki rab·bah ra·'at ha·'a·dam ba·'a·retz; ve·chol-ye·tzer mach·she·vot lib·bov, rak ra kol-hai·yo·vm. 6vai·yin·na·chem ha·shem, ki-a·sah et-ha·'a·dam ba·'a·retz; vai·yit·'a·tzev el-lib·bov. 7vai·yo·mer ha·shem em·cheh et-ha·'a·dam a·sher-ba·ra·ti me·'al pe·nei ha·'a·da·mah, me·'a·dam ad-be·he·mah, ad-re·mes ve·'ad-o·vf ha·sha·ma·yim; ki ni·cham·ti ki a·si·tim.

8ve·no·ach ma·tza chen be·'ei·nei ha·shem. f

9el·leh to·vl·dot no·ach, no·ach ish tzad·dik ta·mim ha·yah be·do·ro·tav; et-ha·'e·lo·him hit·hal·lech-no·ach. 10vai·yo·v·led no·ach she·lo·shah va·nim; et-shem et-cham ve·'et-ya·fet.

11vat·ti·sha·chet ha·'a·retz lif·nei ha·'e·lo·him; vat·tim·ma·le ha·'a·retz cha·mas. 12vai·yar· e·lo·him et-ha·'a·retz ve·hin·neh nish·cha·tah; ki-hish·chit kol-ba·sar et-dar·kov al-ha·'a·retz. s

13vai·yo·mer e·lo·him le·no·ach ketz kol-ba·sar ba le·fa·nai, ki-ma·le·'ah ha·'a·retz cha·mas mip·pe·nei·hem; ve·hin·ni mash·chi·tam et-ha·'a·retz. 14a·seh le·cha te·vat a·tzei-go·fer, kin·nim ta·'a·seh et-hat·te·vah; ve·cha·far·ta o·tah mib·ba·yit u·mi·chutz bak·ko·fer. 15ve·zeh a·sher ta·'a·seh o·tah; she·losh me·'o·vt am·mah o·rech hat·te·vah, cha·mi·shim am·mah ra·che·bah, u·she·lo·shim am·mah ko·v·ma·tah. 16tzo·har ta·'a·seh lat·te·vah ve·'el-am·mah te·cha·len·nah mil·ma'·lah, u·fe·tach hat·te·vah be·tzid·dah ta·sim; tach·ti·yim she·ni·yim u·she·li·shim ta·'a·se·ha. 17va·'a·ni hin·ni me·vi et-ham·mab·bul ma·yim al-ha·'a·retz, le·sha·chet kol-ba·sar a·sher-bov ru·ach chai·yim, mit·ta·chat ha·sha·ma·yim; kol a·sher-ba·'a·retz yig·va. 18va·ha·ki·mo·ti et-be·ri·ti it·tach; u·va·ta el-hat·te·vah, at·tah u·va·nei·cha ve·'ish·te·cha u·ne·shei-va·nei·cha it·tach. 19u·mik·kol-ha·chai mik·kol-ba·sar she·na·yim mik·kol ta·vi el-hat·te·vah le·ha·cha·yot it·tach; za·char u·ne·ke·vah yih·yu. 20me·ha·'o·vf le·mi·ne·hu u·min-hab·be·he·mah le·mi·nah, mik·kol re·mes ha·'a·da·mah le·mi·ne·hu; she·na·yim mik·kol ya·vo·'u e·lei·cha le·ha·cha·yo·vt. 21ve·'at·tah kach-le·cha mik·kol-ma·'a·chol a·sher ye·'a·chel, ve·'a·saf·ta e·lei·cha; ve·ha·yah le·cha ve·la·hem le·'a·che·lah. 22vai·ya·'as no·ach; ke·chol a·sher tziv·vah o·tov e·lo·him ken a·sah. s