Genesis 6
The sons of God took the daughters of men as wives, and wickedness filled the earth until every thought of man's heart was only evil. God resolved to destroy all flesh by a flood but found favor in Noah, who was righteous. He commanded Noah to build an ark and bring his family and two of every living creature aboard.
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| 1 | And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, | When men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them, |
| 2 | That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. | The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. They took as wives any of them they chose. |
| 3 | And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. | Then the LORD said, 'My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for He also is flesh; yet His days shall be 120 years.' |
| 4 | There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. | There were giants on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. These were the mighty men of old, men of renown. |
| 5 | And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. | GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of His heart was only evil continually. |
| 6 | And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. | The LORD repented that He had made man on the earth. It grieved Him to His heart. |
| 7 | And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. | So the LORD said, 'I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the earth—both man and beast, creeping things, and birds of the air—for I regret that I have made them.' |
| 8 | But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. | But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. |
| 9 | These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. | These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generations; Noah walked with God. |
| 10 | And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | Noah begat three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
| 11 | The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. | Now the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. |
| 12 | And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. | God looked upon the earth. It was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. |
| 13 | And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. | God said to Noah, 'The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I will destroy them along with the earth. |
| 14 | Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. | Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. |
| 15 | And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. | This is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be 300 cubits, its width 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. |
| 16 | A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. | Make a window for the ark, finished a cubit from the top. Set the door of the ark in its side, and make it with lower, second, and third decks. |
| 17 | And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. | I myself am bringing a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh under heaven in which is the breath of life. Everything on the earth shall die. |
| 18 | But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. | But I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. |
| 19 | And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. | Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. |
| 20 | Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. | Of the birds according to their kinds, of the livestock according to their kinds, and of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind—two of each kind shall come to you to keep them alive. |
| 21 | And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. | Also take with you every kind of food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; it shall be food for you and for them.' |
| 22 | Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. | Noah did all this; according to all that God had commanded him, so He did. |