King James Version
Genesis 6:1-7
2That the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120that theyהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2007werefairטֹבֹ֖תto.VotH2896;and they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947them wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802of all which they choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ba.Cha.ruH977.
3And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My spiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307shall not alwaysלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769striveיָד֨וֹןya.DonH1777with manבָֽאָדָם֙va.'a.DamH120,for that he alsoבְּשַׁגַּ֖םbe.sha.GamH7683H1571isfleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320:yet his daysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117shall be an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
4There were giantsהַנְּפִלִ֞יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303in the earthבָאָרֶץ֮va.'a.RetzH776in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117;and also afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatכֵ֗ןKhenH3651,whenH834the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430came inיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,and they bareוְיָלְד֖וּve.yal.DuH3205childrento them, the sameH1992becamemighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368which wereof oldמֵעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769,menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of renownהַשֵּֽׁם׃ פha.ShemH8034.
5And Godיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the wickednessרָעַ֥תra.'AtH7451of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120wasgreatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and thatevery imaginationיֵ֙צֶר֙ye.tzerH3336of the thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284of his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasonlyרַ֥קrakH7535evilרַ֖עra'H7451continuallyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
7And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will destroyאֶמְחֶ֨ה'em.ChehH4229manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120whom I have createdבָּרָ֙אתִי֙ba.Ra.tiH1254from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;both manמֵֽאָדָם֙me.'a.DamH120,andH5704beastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929,and the creeping thingרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431,and the fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;for it repentethנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162me that I have madeעֲשִׂיתִֽם׃'a.si.TimH6213them.
Commentaries on Genesis 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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