Genesis 8:15 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 8:15

Then God said to Noah,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And God spake unto Noah, saying,

KJV

And God spake unto Noah, saying,

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And God spake unto Noah, saying,.... Whether in a dream or vision, or by an articulate voice, appearing in an human form, or by an impulse on his mind, is not certain; however, the Lord spoke so to him, that he heard him and understood him: it was, no doubt, very rejoicing to him, since he had not heard his voice for a year or more, at least that we read of; and what he said to him was as follows.

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Original language & word study

5 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר	vay.da.Ber	and he spoke	H1696 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
נֹ֥חַ	No.ach	Noah	H5146 →
לֵאמֹֽר׃	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H5146noachNoah46×

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