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Genesis 6:5-13

5AndJehovahsawH7200thatthewickednessH7451ofmanH120wasgreatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227intheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andthateveryimaginationofthethoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284ofhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasonlyרַ֥קrakH7535evilH7451continually.

6AnditrepentedH5162JehovahthathehadmadeH6213manH120ontheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,anditgrievedhimathisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

7AndJehovahsaidH559,IwilldestroymanH120whomIhavecreatedH1254fromthefaceH6440ofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;bothmanH120,andbeast,andcreepingH7431thingsרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431,andbirdsע֣וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;foritrepentethmethatIhavemadeH6213them.

8ButNoahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146foundH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah.

9Thesearethegenerationsבְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוbe.do.ro.TavH1755ofNoahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146.Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146wasH1961arighteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,andperfectH8549inhisgenerationsH1755:Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146walkedהִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980withGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146begatthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121,Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526,andJaphethיָֽפֶת׃Ya.fetH3315.

11Andtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wascorruptוַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תva.ti.sha.ChetH7843beforeGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and,behold,itwascorruptנִשְׁחָ֑תָהnish.Cha.tahH7843;forallfleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320hadcorruptedהִשְׁחִ֧יתhish.ChitH7843theirwayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870upontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

13AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untoNoahלְנֹ֗חַle.No.achH5146,Theendקֵ֤ץketzH7093ofallfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320iscomeH935beforeme;fortheearthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfilledH4390withviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555throughthem;and,behold,Iwilldestroyמַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.TamH7843themwiththeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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