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Genesis 6:1-7

1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588mankindהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'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 mankindהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120werebeautifulטֹבֹ֖תto.VotH2896;and they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802for themselves, whomeverמִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רmi.Kol 'a.SherH3605 H834they choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ba.Cha.ruH977.

3Then the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My Spiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307will notremainיָד֨וֹןya.DonH1777with manבָֽאָדָם֙va.'a.DamH120foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,because he is alsoבְּשַׁגַּ֖םbe.sha.GamH1571fleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320;nevertheless his daysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117shall be 120מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.”

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.HimH430cameH935inH935to the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of mankindהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,and they boreH3205childrenH3205to 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 mankindהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120was greatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and thateveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605intentיֵ֙צֶר֙ye.tzerH3336of the thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284oftheir heartsלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820was onlyH7534evilH7451continuallyכָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃kol- hai.YomH3605 H3117.

6Sothe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wasH5162sorryH5162that He had madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213mankindהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and He wasgrievedוַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.'a.TzevH6087in His heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

7Then the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will wipeאֶמְחֶ֨ה'em.ChehH4229outH4229mankindהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have createdבָּרָ֙אתִי֙ba.Ra.tiH1254from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;mankindמֵֽאָדָם֙me.'a.DamH120,and animalsבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929asH5704wellH5704,and crawlingH7431thingsרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431,and the birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064. ForI amH5162sorryH5162that I have madeעֲשִׂיתִֽם׃'a.si.TimH6213them.”

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