Genesis 6:8

8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

Genesis 6:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
ESV
8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
NLT
8 But Noah found favor with the LORD .
MSG
8 But Noah was different. God liked what he saw in Noah.
CSB
8 Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

Genesis 6:8 In-Context

6 The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
7 So the LORD said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”
8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Ezekiel 14:14
  • 2. Genesis 19:19; Genesis 39:4; Ex 33:12,13,17; Exodus 34:9; Numbers 11:15; Ruth 2:2; Luke 1:30; Acts 7:46
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