Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 6:5-8

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.

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