The i. boke of Moſes.
The VIII. Chapter.
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THen God remembred Noe and all the beaſtes, and all the catell that were with him in the Arcke, and cauſed a wynde to come vpon the earth: an ye waters ceaſſed, and the fountaynes of the depe and the wyndows of heauen were ſtopte, and the rayne of heauē was forbydden, and the waters ranne ſtyll awaye from ye earth, and decreaſed after an hundreth and fiftye dayes.
Vpon the ſeuentene daye of the ſeuenth moneth reſted the Arcke vpon the mountaynes of Ararat. And the waters wēte awaye and decreaſed vntyll the tenth moneth: for the firſt daye of the tenth moneth, the toppes of the mountaynes appeared.
After fourtie dayes Noe opened ye wyndow of the Arcke which he had made, ⁊ ſent forth a rauen, which flew out, and [footnote 1]came agayne, vntyll the waters were dryed vp vpō the earth.
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Then ſent he forth a doue from him, to wete, whether the waters were fallē vpon the earth. But when ye doue coude fynde no reſtynge place for hir fete, ſhe came agayne vnto him in to the Arcke, for the waters were yet vpon the face of all the earth. And he put out his hande, and toke her to him in to the Arke.
Then he abode yet ſeuen dayes mo, ⁊ ſent out the doue agayne out of the Arke: ⁊ ſhe returned vnto him aboute the euen tyde: and beholde, ſhe had broken of a leaf of an olyue tre, ⁊ bare it in hir nebb. Then Noe perceaued, that the waters were abated vpon the earth. Neuertheles he taried yet ſeuen other dayes, and ſent forth the doue, which came nomore to him agayne In the the ſixte hundreth and one yeare of Noes age, vpon the firſt daye of ye firſt moneth, the waters were dryed vp vpon the earth. Then Noe toke of the hatches of the Arke, and ſawe yt the face of the earth was drye. So vpon the ſeuen and twentye daye of the ſeconde moneth the whole earth was drye.
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Then ſpake God vnto Noe, and ſayde: Go out of the Arke, thou and thy wyfe, and thy ſonnes, and thy ſonnes wyues with the. As for all the beaſtes that are with the, what ſo euer fleſh it be(both foule ⁊ catell and all maner of wormes that crepe vpon the earth) let them go out with the, and be ye occupied vpon the earth, growe and multiplye vpon the earth.[crossref 1]
So Noe wente out, with his ſonnes, and with his wife, and with his ſonnes wyues. All the beaſtes alſo and all the wormes, and all the foules, and all that crepte vpon the earth, wente out of the Arke, euery one vnto his like.
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And Noe buylded an altare vnto ye LORDE, and toke of all maner of cleane beaſtes ⁊ of all maner of cleane foules, and offred brēt ſacrifices vpon ye altare.[crossref 2] And ye LORDE ſmelled the ſwete ſauor, ⁊ ſayde in his hert: I wyl hence forth curſe the earth nomore for mās ſake, for the ymaginacion of mans hert is euell, euen from the very youth of him. Therfore from hēce forth I wil nomore ſmyte all that lyueth, as I haue done. Nether ſhall ſowynge tyme and harueſt, colde and heate Sommer and wynter, daye and night ceaſſe ſo longe as the earth endureth.
The IX. Chapter.
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ANd God bleſſed Noe and his ſonnes, and ſayde vnto them: increace ⁊ multiplye, and fyll the earth. The feare alſo and drede of you be vpon all beaſtes of the earth, vpon all foules vnder the heauen, and vpon all that crepeth on the earth, and all fyſhes of the ſee be geuen in to youre hādes. All that moueth and hath life, be youre meate. Euen as the grene herbe, ſo haue I geuē you all.[crossref 3] Onely eate not the fleſh with the bloude, wherin the ſoule is:[crossref 4] For the bloude of you wherin youre ſoule is, wyll I requyre of the hande of all beaſtes: and the ſoule of mā wyll I requyre of mans hande, yee euery mans ſoule of anothers hande.[crossref 5]
He that ſheddeth mās bloude, his bloude ſhal be ſhed by man agayne, for God made man after his owne lickneſſe.[crossref 6] As for you, be ye frutefull, and increaſe, and be occupied vpon the earth, that ye maye multiplye therin.[crossref 7]
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[crossref 8]Farthermore, God ſayde vnto Noe and to his ſonnes wt him: Beholde, I make my couenaunt with you, and with youre ſede
- ↑ Some reade: *came not agayne
