Genesis 8:21
When 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.
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ASV
And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
KJV
And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
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32 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֣רַח | vai.Ya.rach | and he smelled | H7306 → |
| יְהוָה֮ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| רֵ֣יחַ | Rei.ach | [the] odor of | H7381 → |
| הַנִּיחֹחַ֒ | ha.ni.cho.aCh | <the> soothing | H5207 → |
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יְהוָ֜ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| לִבּ֗וֹ | li.Bo | heart his | H3820 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| אֹ֠סִף | 'O.sif | I will repeat | H3254 → |
| לְקַלֵּ֨ל | le.ka.Lel | to curse | H7043 → |
| ע֤וֹד | od | again | H5750 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ | ha.'a.da.Mah | the ground | H127 → |
| בַּעֲב֣וּר | ba.'a.Vur | for sake of | H5668 → |
| הָֽאָדָ֔ם | ha.'a.Dam | <the> humankind | H120 → |
| כִּ֠י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| יֵ֣צֶר | Ye.tzer | [the] inclination of | H3336 → |
| לֵ֧ב | lev | [the] heart of | H3820 → |
| הָאָדָ֛ם | ha.'a.Dam | <the> humankind | H120 → |
| רַ֖ע | ra' | [is] evil | H7451 → |
| מִנְּעֻרָ֑יו | mi.ne.'u.Rav | since youth<s> his | H5271 → |
| וְלֹֽא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| אֹסִ֥ף | 'o.Sif | I will repeat | H3254 → |
| ע֛וֹד | od | again | H5750 → |
| לְהַכּ֥וֹת | le.ha.Kot | to strike down | H5221 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| חַ֖י | chai | living [thing] | H2416 → |
| כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka.'a.Sher | just as | H834 → |
| עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ | 'a.Si.ti | I have done | H6213 → |
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