Genesis 6

1 And it happened, when humankind began to multiply on the face of the land, 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 that God's sons saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful, and they took wives for themselves, whomever 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 will not remain in humankind forever, since he is indeed flesh; yet his days will be one hundred 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 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after that), when the sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of humankind and had children by them. They were the mighty men who were from ancient times, famous men.

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 humankind was great on the earth, and that every inclination 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 God was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.

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

7 God said, "I will destroy humankind whom I have created from the face of the earth; humankind, along with animals, crawling creatures, and flying creatures of the sky; for I am sorry 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 favor in the sight of God.

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

9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.

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

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

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

11 The earth 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 God saw the earth, and look, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on 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 to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. And look, 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 a box-shaped ship of gopher wood. You are to make rooms in the ship, and cover it inside and outside 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 how you are to make it. The length of the ship is to be five hundred seventeen feet, its breadth eighty-six feet, and its height fifty-two feet.

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 And you are to make a roof in the ship, and you are to finish it twenty-one inches above. And you are to set the door of the ship in its side. You are to make it with lower, second, and third levels.

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 as for me, look, I am bringing a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is on the earth will 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 I will establish my covenant with you. You are to come into the ship, you, your sons, 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 Of every living thing of all flesh, you are to bring two of every sort into the ship, 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 the flying creatures after their kind, of the animals after their kind, and of every crawling creature of the ground after their kind, two of every sort shall come to 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 as for you, take for yourself all the kinds of food that are eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be 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 Noah did. According to all that God commanded him, so he did.

So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

The World is Destroyed by Water