New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 6:9-13

9Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the records ofthe generationsתּוֹלְדֹ֣תtol.DotH8435of Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146.Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146was arighteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,blamelessתָּמִ֥יםta.MimH8549in histimeבְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוbe.do.ro.TavH1755;Noahנֹֽחַ׃No.achH5146walkedהִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980with Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146becameH3205the fatherוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamחָ֥םchamH2526,and Japhethיָֽפֶת׃Ya.fetH3315.

11Now the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wascorruptוַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תva.ti.sha.ChetH7843in the sightלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

12Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430lookedוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200on the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,it was corruptנִשְׁחָ֑תָהnish.Cha.tahH7843; forallכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320had corruptedהִשְׁחִ֧יתhish.ChitH7843their wayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

13Then Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Noahלְנֹ֗חַle.No.achH5146, “The endקֵ֤ץketzH7093of allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320has comeבָּ֣אba'H935beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440Me; for the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776is filledמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390with violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555becauseמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH4480 H6440of them; and beholdH2009,I am about to destroyמַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.TamH7843them with the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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