Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 6

(Matthew 24:36–51)

1Nowוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490to multiplyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7231onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127and daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323were bornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205to them,

2the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120הֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2007werebeautifulטֹבֹ֖תto.VotH2896,and they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947as wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802whomeverמִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רmi.Kol 'a.SherH3605 H834they choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ba.Cha.ruH977.

3So the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My Spiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808contendיָד֨וֹןya.DonH1777with manבָֽאָדָם֙va.'a.DamH120foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,forבְּשַׁגַּ֖םbe.sha.GamH1571heה֣וּאhu'H1931ismortalבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320;his daysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117shall beוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961120מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.”

4The Nephilimהַנְּפִלִ֞יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303wereהָי֣וּha.YuH1961on the earthבָאָרֶץ֮va.'a.RetzH776in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵם֒bai.ya.Mim ha.HemH3117 H1992—andוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571afterward as wellאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651—whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430had relations withיָבֹ֜אוּ אֶל־ya.Vo.'u 'el-H935 H413the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120.And they boreוְיָלְד֖וּve.yal.DuH3205them childrenwhoהֵ֧מָּהHe.mahH1992becamethe mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834of oldמֵעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769,menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of renownהַשֵּֽׁם׃ פha.ShemH8034.

5Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the wickednessרָעַ֥תra.'AtH7451of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120wasgreatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227upon the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and that everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605inclinationיֵ֙צֶר֙ye.tzerH3336of the thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284of his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasaltogetherרַ֥קrakH7535evilרַ֖עra'H7451allכָּל־kol-H3605the timeהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068regrettedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588He had madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and He was grievedוַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.'a.TzevH6087inאֶל־'el-H413His heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

7So the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will blot outאֶמְחֶ֨ה'em.ChehH4229אֶת־'et-H853manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have createdבָּרָ֙אתִי֙ba.Ra.tiH1254,fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127—every manמֵֽאָדָם֙me.'a.DamH120עַד־'ad-H5704andעַד־'ad-H5704beastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704crawling creatureרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431and birdע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064—forכִּ֥יkiH3588I am grievedנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162thatכִּ֥יkiH3588I have made themעֲשִׂיתִֽם׃'a.si.TimH6213.”

Noah’s Favor with God

8Noah, howeverוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146,foundמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

9Thisאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428isthe accountתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435of Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146.Noahנֹ֗חַ אִ֥ישׁNo.ach 'ishH5146 H376wasהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961a righteous manצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662,blamelessתָּמִ֥יםta.MimH8549in his generationבְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוbe.do.ro.TavH1755;Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146walkedהִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980withאֶת־'et-H854Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10Andאֶת־'et-H853Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146hadוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121אֶת־'et-H853:Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526,and Japhethיָֽפֶת׃Ya.fetH3315.

11Now the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was corruptוַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תva.ti.sha.ChetH7843in the sightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776fullוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390of violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

12And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853lookedוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200upon the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and saw thatוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009it was corruptנִשְׁחָ֑תָהnish.Cha.tahH7843;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605living creaturesבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320אֶת־'et-H853onעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776had corruptedהִשְׁחִ֧יתhish.ChitH7843their waysדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870.

Preparing the Ark

(Hebrews 11:7)

13Then Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Noahלְנֹ֗חַle.No.achH5146, “The endקֵ֤ץketzH7093of allכָּל־kol-H3605living creaturesבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320has comeבָּ֣אba'H935before Meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588through themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776is full ofמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555.Now beholdוְהִנְנִ֥יve.hi.NiH2005,I will destroy both themמַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.TamH7843andאֶת־'et-H854the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213for yourselfan arkתֵּבַ֣תte.VatH8392of gopherגֹ֔פֶרGo.ferH1613woodעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086;makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213roomsקִנִּ֖יםki.NimH7064inאֶת־'et-H853the arkהַתֵּבָ֑הha.te.VahH8392and coatוְכָֽפַרְתָּ֥ve.kha.far.TaH3722itאֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853with pitchבַּכֹּֽפֶר׃ba.Ko.ferH3724insideמִבַּ֥יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004and outוּמִח֖וּץu.mi.ChutzH2351.

15And thisוְזֶ֕הve.ZehH2088is howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are to buildתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213itאֹתָ֑הּ'o.TahH853:The arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392is to be300שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹתshe.Losh me.'otH7969 H3967cubitsאַמָּ֗ה'a.MahH520longאֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,50חֲמִשִּׁ֤יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520wideרָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.BahH7341,and 30וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520highקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ko.ma.TahH6967.

16You are to makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213a roofצֹ֣הַר׀Tzo.harH6672for the arkלַתֵּבָ֗הla.te.VahH8392וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413,finishתְּכַלֶ֣נָּהte.kha.Le.nahH3615its wallsa cubitאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520from the topמִלְמַ֔עְלָהmil.Ma'.lahH4605,placeתָּשִׂ֑יםta.SimH7760a doorוּפֶ֥תַחu.Fe.tachH6607in the sideבְּצִדָּ֣הּbe.tzi.DahH6654of the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392,and buildתַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ׃Ta.'a.Se.haH6213lowerתַּחְתִּיִּ֛םtach.ti.YimH8482,middleשְׁנִיִּ֥םshe.ni.YimH8145,and upper decksוּשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםu.she.li.ShimH7992.

17Andוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2009,I will bringמֵבִ֨יאme.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853floodwatersהַמַּבּ֥וּל מַ֙יִם֙ha.ma.Bul ma.yimH3999 H4325uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843everyכָּל־kol-H3605creatureבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064that hasאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the breathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of lifeחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416.Everythingכֹּ֥לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834on the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776will perishיִגְוָֽע׃yig.Va'H1478.

18But I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854,and you will enterוּבָאתָ֙ אֶל־u.va.Ta 'el-H935 H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392—youאַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH859and your sonsוּבָנֶ֛יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and your wifeוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֥ve.'ish.te.KhaH802and your sonsבָנֶ֖יךָva.Nei.khaH1121’wivesוּנְשֵֽׁי־u.ne.shei-H802with youאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854.

19Andוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605you are to bringתָּבִ֥יאta.Vi'H935twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of everyמִֽכָּל־mi.kolH3605livingהָ֠חַיHa.chaiH2416מִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605creatureבָּשָׂ֞רba.SarH1320intoאֶל־'el-H413the arkהַתֵּבָ֖הha.te.VahH8392—maleזָכָ֥רza.KharH2145and femaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הu.ne.ke.VahH5347יִֽהְיֽוּ׃Yih.YuH1961—to keep them aliveלְהַחֲיֹ֣תle.ha.cha.YotH2421with youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854.

20Twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of every kindמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480birdמֵהָע֣וֹףme.ha.'ofH5775לְמִינֵ֗הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327and animalהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929לְמִינָ֔הּle.mi.NahH4327andמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605crawling creatureרֶ֥מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֖הRe.mes ha.'a.da.MahH7431 H127לְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327will comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413to be kept aliveלְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃le.Ha.cha.YotH2421.

21You are alsoוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859to takeקַח־kach-H3947for yourselfevery kindמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of foodמַֽאֲכָל֙ma.'a.KhalH3978thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is eatenיֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.KhelH398and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622itוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961as foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402for yourselvesאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413and for the animals.”

22So Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213everythingכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834precisely asכֵּ֥ן עָשָֽׂה׃ סken 'a.SahH3651 H6213Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853.

(Matthew 24:36–51)

Noah’s Favor with God

Preparing the Ark

(Hebrews 11:7)

Commentaries on Genesis 6