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Genesis 6:5-13

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.”

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.

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.

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