Genesis 7:14

המה וכל החיה למינה וכל הבהמה למינה וכל הרמש הרמש על הארץ למינהו וכל העוף למינהו כל צפור כל כנף׃

Gen 7:14 [Samaritan]
הם וכל החיה למינה וכל הבהמה למינה וכל הרמש הרמש על הארץ למינהו וכל העוף למינהו כל צפור כל כנף׃

Gen 7:14 [Masoretic]
הֵמָּה וְכָל־הַֽחַיָּה לְמִינָהּ וְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה לְמִינָהּ וְכָל־הָרֶמֶשׂ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ לְמִינֵהוּ וְכָל־הָעֹוף לְמִינֵהוּ כֹּל צִפֹּור כָּל־כָּנָֽף׃

Gen 7:14 [Targum Onkelos]
אִינּוּן וְכָל חַיְתָא לִזְנָהּ וְכָל בְּעִירָא לִזְנָהּ וְכָל רִיחֲשָׁא דְּרַחֵישׁ עַל אַרְעָא לִזְנוֹהִי וְכָל עוֹפָא לִיזְנוֹהִי כֹּל צִיפַּר כָּל דְּפָרָח׃

Gen 7:14 [Peshitta]
ܗܼܢܘܢ ܘܟܠܗܿ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܠܓܢܣܗܿ܂ ܘܟܠܗܿ ܒܥܝܪܐ ܠܓܢܣܗܿ܂ ܘܟܠܗ ܪܚܫܐ ܕܪܚܫ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܠܓܢܣ̈ܘܗܝ܂ ܘܟܠܗܿ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܠܓܢܣܗܿ܂ ܘܟܠ ܨܦܪ ܘܟܠ ܓܦ܂

Gen 7:14 [Septuagint]
Καὶ πάντα τὰ θηρία κατὰ γένος, καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη κατὰ γένος, καὶ πᾶν ἑρπετὸν κινούμενον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς κατὰ γένος, καὶ πᾶν ὄρνεον πετεινὸν κατὰ γένος αὐτοῦ
And all the beasts according to kind, and all cattle according to kind, and every reptile moving on the earth according to kind, and every winged birds according to its kind

Gen 7:14 [Vulgate]
ipsi et omne animal secundum genus suum universaque iumenta in genus suum et omne quod movetur super terram in genere suo cunctumque volatile secundum genus suum universae aves omnesque volucres

 

הֵ֜מָּה וְכָל־הַֽחַיָּ֣ה לְמִינָ֗הּ וְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ וְכָל־הָרֶ֛מֶשׂ הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וְכָל־הָעֹ֣וף לְמִינֵ֔הוּ כֹּ֖ל צִפֹּ֥ור כָּל־כָּנָֽף׃

They and every living thing according to its kind, and every animal according to its kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind, and every bird according to its kind, every winged creature.

 

Morphology

  1. הֵ֜מָּה (hēmāh) – Root: הם (h-m); Form: Pronoun, plural masculine; Translation: “They”; Notes: Refers to the beings entering the ark.
  2. וְכָל־הַֽחַיָּ֣ה (wəḵāl-haḥayyāh) – Root: חיה (ḥ-y-h); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun, singular feminine with definite article; Translation: “and every living thing”; Notes: Encompasses all non-human living creatures.
  3. לְמִינָ֗הּ (ləmināh) – Root: מין (m-y-n); Form: Preposition לְ + noun, singular feminine with third feminine singular suffix; Translation: “according to its kind”; Notes: Indicates categorization by species or type.
  4. וְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ (wəḵāl-habəhēmāh) – Root: בהמה (b-h-m); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun, singular feminine with definite article; Translation: “and every animal”; Notes: Refers specifically to domestic animals.
  5. לְמִינָ֔הּ (ləmināh) – Root: מין (m-y-n); Form: Preposition לְ + noun, singular feminine with third feminine singular suffix; Translation: “according to its kind”; Notes: Repeats the categorization principle.
  6. וְכָל־הָרֶ֛מֶשׂ (wəḵāl-hāremes) – Root: רמש (r-m-ś); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun, singular masculine with definite article; Translation: “and every creeping thing”; Notes: Refers to smaller creatures that crawl.
  7. הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ (hārōmēs) – Root: רמש (r-m-ś); Form: Qal participle, singular masculine with definite article; Translation: “that creeps”; Notes: Describes the movement of these creatures.
  8. עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ (ʿal-hāʾāreṣ) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Preposition עַל + noun, singular feminine with definite article; Translation: “on the earth”; Notes: Specifies the habitat of these creatures.
  9. לְמִינֵ֑הוּ (ləminēhu) – Root: מין (m-y-n); Form: Preposition לְ + noun, singular masculine with third masculine singular suffix; Translation: “according to its kind”; Notes: Aligns with earlier categorization.
  10. וְכָל־הָעֹ֣וף (wəḵāl-hāʿôp̄) – Root: עוף (ʿ-w-p̄); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun, singular masculine with definite article; Translation: “and every bird”; Notes: Refers to avian species.
  11. לְמִינֵ֔הוּ (ləminēhu) – Root: מין (m-y-n); Form: Preposition לְ + noun, singular masculine with third masculine singular suffix; Translation: “according to its kind”; Notes: Reinforces the classification by type.
  12. כֹּ֖ל (kōl) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, singular masculine; Translation: “every”; Notes: Used for emphasis on inclusivity.
  13. צִפֹּ֥ור (ṣippôr) – Root: צפר (ṣ-p-r); Form: Noun, singular masculine; Translation: “bird”; Notes: Refers to flying creatures.
  14. כָּל־כָּנָֽף (kāl-kānāp̄) – Root: כנף (k-n-p̄); Form: Noun construct, singular masculine; Translation: “every wing”; Notes: Highlights the variety of flying creatures.

 

 

 

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