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Genesis 6

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1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them,
1 When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men <em>were</em> fair, and they took <em>for</em> themselves wives of all whom they chose.
2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for certainly he <em>is</em> flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.
3 Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal ; their days will be a hundred and twenty 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 bore <em>sons</em> to them, the same <em>became</em> mighty men who <em>were</em> of old, men of renown.
4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man <em>was</em> great in the earth and <em>that</em> every imagination of the thoughts of his heart <em>was</em> only evil continually.
5 The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
6 And the LORD repented of having made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
6 The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
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 animals and the fowls of the air; for I repent of having made them.
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 grace in the eyes of the LORD.
8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
9 These <em>are</em> the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man <em>and</em> perfect in his generations, <em>and</em> Noah walked with God.
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 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.
11 The earth corrupted itself before God, and the earth filled itself with violence.
11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.
12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.
14 Make thee an ark of cedar trees; rooms shalt thou make in the ark and shalt reconcile it within and without covering it over with pitch. {Heb. ransom or atonement}
14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
15 And this <em>is the fashion of</em> which thou shalt make it: The length of the ark <em>shall be</em> three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
15 This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.
16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; <em>with</em> lower, second, and third <em>stories</em> shalt thou make it.
16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit high all around. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.
17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, in which <em>is</em> the spirit of life, from under heaven; <em>and</em> every thing that <em>is</em> in the earth shall die.
17 I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.
18 But with thee I will establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy sons and thy wife and thy sons’ wives with thee.
18 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 <em>sort</em> shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep <em>them</em> alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.
20 Of fowls after their kind and of beasts after their kind, of every animal of the earth after its kind, two of every <em>sort</em> shall come unto thee, to keep <em>them</em> alive.
20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.
21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather <em>it</em> to thee; and it shall be for food for thee and for them.
21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.”
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.
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