New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 6:4-7

4TheNephilimהַנְּפִלִ֞יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303were on the earthבָאָרֶץ֮va.'a.RetzH776in thoseהָהֵם֒ha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,and alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651,whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935in to the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of menהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,and they boreוְיָלְד֖וּve.yal.DuH3205childrento them. Thoseהֵ֧מָּהHe.mahH1992were the mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wereof oldמֵעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769,menH376of renownהַשֵּֽׁם׃ פha.ShemH8034.

5Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the wickednessH7463of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120was greatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and thateveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605intentיֵ֙צֶר֙ye.tzerH3336of the thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284of his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820was onlyH7534evilH7451continuallyכָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃kol- hai.YomH3605 H3117.

6The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was sorryוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162that He had madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and He wasgrievedוַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.'a.TzevH6087in His heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

7The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will blotאֶמְחֶ֨ה'em.ChehH4229out manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have createdבָּרָ֙אתִי֙ba.Ra.tiH1254from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,from manמֵֽאָדָם֙me.'a.DamH120to animalsבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929to creepingH7431thingsרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431and to birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of theskyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; forI amH5162sorryH5162that I have madeעֲשִׂיתִֽם׃'a.si.TimH6213them.”

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