Genesis 6

1 And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,

Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

2 the sons of God, seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful, took to themselves wives from all whom they chose.

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

3 And God said: “My spirit shall not remain in man forever, because he is flesh. And so his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

4 Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they conceived, these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown.

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

5 Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,

Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

6 repented that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart,

And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

7 he said, “I will eliminate man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man to other living things, from animals even to the flying things of the air. For it grieves 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—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”

8 Yet truly, Noah found grace before the Lord.

Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man, and yet he was predominate among his generations, for he walked with God.

This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

10 And he conceived three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 Yet the earth was corrupted before the eyes of God, and it was filled with iniquity.

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

12 And when God had seen that the earth had been corrupted, (indeed, all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth)

And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.

13 he said to Noah: “The end of all flesh has arrived in my sight. The earth has been filled with iniquity by their presence, and I will destroy them, along with the earth.

Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

14 Make yourself an ark from smoothed wood. You shall make little dwelling places in the ark, and you shall smear pitch on the interior and exterior.

Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.

15 And thus shall you make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

16 You shall make a window in the ark, and you shall complete it within a cubit of the top. Then you shall set the door of the ark at its side. You shall make in it: a lower part, upper rooms, and a third level.

You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

17 Behold, I shall bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, so as to put to death all flesh in which there is the breath of life under heaven. All things that are on the earth shall be consumed.

And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

18 And I shall establish my covenant with you, and you shall enter the ark, you and your sons, your wife and the wives of your sons with you.

But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

19 And from every living thing of all that is flesh, you shall lead pairs into the ark, so that they may survive with you: from the male sex and the female,

And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.

20 from birds, according to their kind, and from beasts, in their kind, and from among all animals on earth, according to their kind; pairs from each shall enter with you, so that they may be able to live.

Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.

21 Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten, and you shall carry these with you. And these shall be used as food, some for you, and the rest for them.”

You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”

22 And so Noah did all things just as God had instructed him.

So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

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