New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 6:5-8

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.”

8ButNoahוְנֹ֕חַve.No.achH5146foundמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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