Genesis 6
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Genesis 6:1-7

1And it came to pass, whenmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120beganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490tomultiplyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7231onעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127, anddaughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323werebornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205to them,
2That thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120thattheyהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2007werefairטֹבֹ֖תto.VotH2896; and theytookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947themwivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802of all whom theychoseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ba.Cha.ruH977.
3And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Myspiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307shall notalwaysלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769striveיָד֨וֹןya.DonH1777withmanבָֽאָדָם֙va.'a.DamH120, for that healsoבְּשַׁגַּ֖םbe.sha.GamH1571H7683isfleshבָשָׂ֑רva.SarH1320: yet hisdaysיָמָ֔יוya.MavH3117shall be anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
4There weregiantsהַנְּפִלִ֞יםha.ne.fi.LimH5303in theearthבָאָרֶץ֮va.'a.RetzH776in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117; and alsoafterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatכֵ֗ןKhenH3651,whenH834thesonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameinיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935to thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmenהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, and theyboreוְיָלְד֖וּve.yal.DuH3205children to them, thesameH1992became mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368who were ofoldמֵעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769,menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofrenownהַשֵּֽׁם׃ פha.ShemH8034.
5AndGodיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thewickednessרָעַ֥תra.'AtH7451ofmanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120wasgreatרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and that everyimaginationיֵ֙צֶר֙ye.tzerH3336of thethoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.VotH4284of hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasonlyרַ֥קrakH7535evilרַ֖עra'H7451continuallyהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
6And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162that he hadmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and itgrievedוַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.'a.TzevH6087himatאֶל־'el-H413hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
7And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willdestroyאֶמְחֶ֨ה'em.ChehH4229manהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120whom I havecreatedבָּרָ֙אתִי֙ba.Ra.tiH1254from thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127; bothmanמֵֽאָדָם֙me.'a.DamH120,andH5704beastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929, and the creepingthingרֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mesH7431, and thefowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; for Irepentנִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162that I havemadeעֲשִׂיתִֽם׃'a.si.TimH6213them.
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