Revised Version 1895

Genesis 6:1-7

1And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490tomultiplyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7231on thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127, anddaughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323werebornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205unto them,

2that thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120that they were fair; and theytookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947themwivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802ofallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that theychoseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ba.Cha.ruH977.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Myspiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808striveיָד֨וֹןya.DonH1777withmanבָֽאָדָם֙va.'a.DamH120foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, for that he also isfleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320: yet shall hisdaysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117be anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

4TheNephilimהַנְּפִלִ֞יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303were in theearthבָאָרֶץ֮va.'a.RetzH776inthoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, and alsoafterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310that, when thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935in unto thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenH376, and they barechildrenH1121to them: thesameכֵ֗ןKhenH3651were themightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were ofoldH1121, themenH376ofrenownהַשֵּֽׁם׃ פha.ShemH8034.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thewickednessרָעַ֥תra.'AtH7451ofmanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120wasgreatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and thateveryH3605imaginationH3820of thethoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284of hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasonlyרַ֥קrakH7535evilרַ֖עra'H7451continuallyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6And itrepentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that he hadmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and itgrievedוַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.'a.TzevH6087him at hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willdestroyH6213manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havecreatedבָּרָ֙אתִי֙ba.Ra.tiH1254from thefaceH6440of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;bothמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921manמֵֽאָדָם֙me.'a.DamH120, andbeastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929, andcreepingH7431thingרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431, andfowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the air; for it repeatethmeH6440that I havemadeH6213them.

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