New Living Translation
Genesis 6:9
9This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.
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
7And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” 8But Noah found favor with the Lord. This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. 10Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence.
Read all of Genesis 6Genesis 6:9 word by word
אֵ֚לֶּה תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת נֹ֔חַ נֹ֗חַ אִ֥ישׁ צַדִּ֛יק תָּמִ֥ים הָיָ֖ה בְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יו אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־נֹֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the generationsתּוֹלֵדוֹתtôledâh tôledâh · generationH8435
- of Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
- was a justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- perfectתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
- in his generationsדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
- walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- with Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Genesis 6:9
- Genesis 2:4This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth. When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
- Genesis 5:1This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself.
- Genesis 10:1This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.
- Genesis 7:1When everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous.
- Job 12:4Yet my friends laugh at me, for I call on God and expect an answer. I am a just and blameless man, yet they laugh at me.
- Proverbs 4:18The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
- Ecclesiastes 7:20Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.
- Ezekiel 14:14Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, their righteousness would save no one but themselves, says the Sovereign Lord.
- Habakkuk 2:4“Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.
- Luke 2:25At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him
- Luke 23:50Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council,
- Acts 10:22They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”
- Romans 1:17This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
- Galatians 3:11So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
- Hebrews 11:7It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.
- 2 Peter 2:5And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.
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
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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
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