GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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1 The number of people increased all over the earth, and daughters were born to them.
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When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
2 The sons of God saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose.
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the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not struggle with humans forever, because they are flesh and blood. They will live 120 years."
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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 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, as well as later, when the sons of God slept with the daughters of other humans and had children by them. These children were famous long ago.
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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 The LORD saw how evil humans had become on the earth. All day long their deepest thoughts were nothing but evil.
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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 The LORD was sorry that he had made humans on the earth, and he was heartbroken.
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The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
7 So he said, "I will wipe off the face of the earth these humans that I created. I will wipe out not only humans, but also domestic animals, crawling animals, and birds. I'm sorry that I made them."
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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 the LORD was pleased with Noah.
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But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
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