Genesis 6

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

Now 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, and they took as wives whomever 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.

So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; 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.

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 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.

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 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in 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 repents 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 But Noah found grace in the eyes of 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 perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

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

10 And Noah brings forth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Noah had 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 in the sight of God, and full of violence.

12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his 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 And God said unto 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.

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 you an ark of gopher wood; rooms shall you make in the ark, and shall pitch it within and without with pitch.

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

15 And this is the fashion which you shall 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.

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 A window shall you make to the ark, and in a cubit shall you finish it above; and the door of the ark shall you set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shall you make it.

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 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.

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 But with you will I establish my covenant; and you shall come into the ark, you, and your sons, and your wife, and your sons' wives 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 of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shall you bring into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

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

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 you, to keep them alive.

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

21 And take you unto you of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to you; and it shall be for food for you, and 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 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

The World is Destroyed by Water