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Genesis 6:9-13

Human Wickedness Fills the Earth, Yet God Preserves Noah Through Grace and Covenant Purpose

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

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

11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

12 And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.

13 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Cross-references

Genesis 17:1 Classic cross-references Hebrews 11:7 Classic cross-references Job 1:1 Classic cross-references Luke 1:6 Classic cross-references Galatians 3:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

This [is] אֵ֚לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural the account תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת H8435 Noun - feminine plural construct of Noah נֹ֔חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular Noah נֹ֗חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אִ֥ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular was הָיָ֖ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a righteous man צַדִּ֛יק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular blameless תָּמִ֥ים H8549 Adjective - masculine singular in his generation בְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יו H1755 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Noah נֹֽחַ׃ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular walked הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־ H1980 Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular with אֶת־ H854 Preposition God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 10

Cross-references

Genesis 5:32 Classic cross-references

Original words

And אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Noah נֹ֖חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular had וַיּ֥וֹלֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular three שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה H7969 Number - masculine singular sons בָנִ֑ים H1121 Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Shem שֵׁ֖ם H8035 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Ham חָ֥ם H2526 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Japheth יָֽפֶת׃ H3315 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Ezekiel 8:17 Classic cross-references Hosea 4:1 Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 7:29 Classic cross-references Genesis 6:13 Classic cross-references Habakkuk 2:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Now the earth הָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular was corrupt וַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת H7843 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular in the sight לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct of God הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural [and] הָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular full וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א H4390 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular of violence חָמָֽס׃ H2555 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Psalms 53:2 Classic cross-references Matthew 7:13 Classic cross-references Psalms 14:2 Classic cross-references John 3:6 Classic cross-references Psalms 12:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

And God אֱלֹהִ֛ים H430 Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker looked וַיַּ֧רְא H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular upon the earth הָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular and saw that וְהִנֵּ֣ה H2009 Conjunctive waw | Interjection it was corrupt נִשְׁחָ֑תָה H7843 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct living creatures בָּשָׂ֛ר H1320 Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the earth הָאָֽרֶץ׃ס H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular had corrupted הִשְׁחִ֧ית H7843 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular their ways דַּרְכּ֖וֹ H1870 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Literally all flesh; similarly in verses 13, 17, and 19

Verse 13

Cross-references

Hebrews 11:4 BSB references Amos 3:7 Classic cross-references Hebrews 11:7 Classic cross-references Hosea 4:1 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 4:7 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 3:20 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then God אֱלֹהִ֜ים H430 Noun - masculine plural said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to Noah לְנֹ֗חַ H5146 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular The end קֵ֤ץ H7093 Noun - masculine singular construct of all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct living creatures בָּשָׂר֙ H1320 Noun - masculine singular has come בָּ֣א H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular before Me לְפָנַ֔י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction through them מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural the earth הָאָ֛רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular is full of מָלְאָ֥ה H4390 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular violence חָמָ֖ס H2555 Noun - masculine singular Now behold וְהִנְנִ֥י H2005 Conjunctive waw | Interjection | first person common singular I will destroy both them מַשְׁחִיתָ֖ם H7843 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural and אֶת־ H854 Preposition the earth הָאָֽרֶץ׃ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular

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