Genesis 6:9

Genesis 6:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
• New International Version (NIV)This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

Context of Genesis 6:9

7Then the Lord said, “I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the land; mankind, and animals as well, and crawling things, and the birds of the sky. For I am sorry that I have made them.” 8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. 10And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Genesis 6:9 word by word

אֵ֚לֶּה תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת נֹ֔חַ נֹ֗חַ אִ֥ישׁ צַדִּ֛יק תָּמִ֥ים הָיָ֖ה בְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יו אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־נֹֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

• Theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• the generationsתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435
• of Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• blamelessתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
• in his generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• with Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Genesis 6:9

• Genesis 2:4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven.
• Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. On the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God.
• Genesis 10:1Now these are the records of the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and sons were born to them after the flood.
• Genesis 7:1Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this generation.
• Job 12:4I am a joke to my friends, The one who called on God and He answered him; The just and blameless man is a joke.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
• Ecclesiastes 7:20Indeed, there is not a righteous person on earth who always does good and does not ever sin.
• Ezekiel 14:14even though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job were in its midst, by their own righteousness they could only save themselves,” declares the Lord God.
• Habakkuk 2:4“Behold, as for the impudent one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous one will live by his faith.
• Luke 2:25And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Luke 23:50And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good and righteous man
• Acts 10:22They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you.”
• Romans 1:17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written: “But the righteous one will live by faith.”
• Galatians 3:11Now, that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “the righteous one will live by faith.”
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
• 2 Peter 2:5and did not spare the ancient world, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

Commentaries on Genesis 6:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 - Section VI - The Deluge - XXIII. The Ark 9. דור dôr “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running parallel with some leading individual. Hence, the “race” or “generation” living during that time. 14. תבה tēbâh “chest, ark.” It is used only of this vessel of Noah‘s construction, and of the little vessel in which Moses was put Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:5. The root, according to Furst…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-11Verses 8-11 Noah did not find favour in the eyes of men; they hated and persecuted him, because both by his life and preaching he condemned the world: but he found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and this made him more truly honourable than the men of renown. Let this be our chief desire, let us labour that we may be accepted of him. When the rest of the world was wicked, Noah kept his integrity. God's good-will towards Noah produced this good work in him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9the account: See study note on 2:4 a righteous man, blameless in his generation: The text does not say Noah was without sin (see Romans 5:12–14). Noah was righteous and blameless because he had a close relationship with God. See also Genesis 7:1; 17:1; Hebrews 11:7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Noah ... just ... and perfect--not absolutely; for since the fall of Adam no man has been free from sin except Jesus Christ. But as living by faith he was just (Ga 3:2; He 11:7) and perfect--that is, sincere in his desire to do God's will.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 6:9

• Character
• Communion
• Fellowship
• God
• Obedience
• Perfection
• Walking

In the dictionaries

• God
• Noah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Corrupt
• Fill
• Flesh
• Imagination
• Multiply
• Renown
• Repent

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