Genesis 6
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Genesis 6:1-3

1Now it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about, whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490to multiplyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7231on the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127,and daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323were bornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205to them,
2that the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200that the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120werebeautifulטֹבֹ֖תto.VotH2896;and they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802for themselves, whomeverמִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רmi.Kol 'a.SherH3605H834they choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ba.Cha.ruH977.
3Then the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My Spiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307shall notstriveיָד֨וֹןya.DonH1777with manבָֽאָדָם֙va.'a.DamH120foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,becauseH7683he alsoH7683is fleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320;nevertheless his daysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117shall be one hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.”
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