Genesis 6

1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

When men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair. And they took to them wives of all that they chose.

God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.

3 And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he also is flesh. Yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

The LORD said, “My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; so his days will be one hundred and twenty years.”

4 The giants were on the earth in those days. And also after that, when the sons of God came to the daughters of men, and they bore sons to them, the same were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.

The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God’s sons came in to men’s daughters and had children with them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

5 And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil.

6 And Jehovah regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

The LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

7 And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground, from man, to beast, to creeping things, and birds of the heavens, for I regret that I have made them.

The LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground—man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky—for I am sorry that I have made them.”

8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.

But Noah found favour in the LORD’s eyes.

9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless amongst the people of his time. Noah walked with God.

10 And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

12 And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

13 And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has 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, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them and the earth.

14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood. Thou shall make rooms in the ark, and shall pitch it inside and outside with pitch.

Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.

15 And this is how thou shall make it: The length of the ark 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 ship shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

16 Thou shall make a light for the ark, and thou shall finish it to a cubit upward. And thou shall set the door of the ark in the side of it, with lower, second, and third stories thou shall make it.

You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.

17 And I, behold, I bring the flood of waters upon this earth, to destroy all flesh, in which is the breath of life, from under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die.

I, even I, will bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.

18 But I will establish my covenant with thee. And thou shall 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. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.

19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort thou shall 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 sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.

20 Of the birds according to their kind, and of the cattle according to their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind. Two of every sort shall come to thee, to keep them alive.

Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort will come to you, to keep them alive.

21 And take thou to thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee, and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.”

22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.

Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.

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