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Genesis 6

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasכִּֽי־thatהֵחֵ֣לit beganהָֽאָדָ֔םthe humankindלָרֹ֖בto become numerousעַל־onפְּנֵ֣יthe surface ofהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הthe groundוּבָנ֖וֹתand daughtersיֻלְּד֥וּthey were bornלָהֶֽם׃to the them
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וַיִּרְא֤וּand they sawבְנֵי־the sons ofהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godאֶת־obj.בְּנ֣וֹתthe daughters ofהָֽאָדָ֔םthe humankindכִּ֥יthatטֹבֹ֖תwere goodהֵ֑נָּהtheyוַיִּקְח֤וּand they tookלָהֶם֙for the themselvesנָשִׁ֔יםwivesמִכֹּ֖לfrom allאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomבָּחָֽרוּ׃they chose
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֗הYahwehלֹֽא־notיָד֨וֹןit will remainרוּחִ֤יspirit myבָֽאָדָם֙in the humankindלְעֹלָ֔םfor everבְּשַׁגַּ֖םin that alsoה֣וּאheבָשָׂ֑רis fleshוְהָי֣וּand they will beיָמָ֔יוdays hisמֵאָ֥הone hundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםand twentyשָׁנָֽה׃years
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הַנְּפִלִ֞יםthe Nephilimהָי֣וּthey wereבָאָרֶץ֮on the earthבַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵם֒the thoseוְגַ֣םand alsoאַֽחֲרֵי־afterכֵ֗ןthusאֲשֶׁ֨רwhenיָבֹ֜אוּthey wentבְּנֵ֤יthe sons ofהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godאֶל־intoבְּנ֣וֹתthe daughters ofהָֽאָדָ֔םthe humankindוְיָלְד֖וּand they bore childrenלָהֶ֑םto the themהֵ֧מָּהtheyהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםwere the mighty menאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoמֵעוֹלָ֖םwere from long agoאַנְשֵׁ֥יthe men ofהַשֵּֽׁם׃ פthe name
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וַיַּ֣רְאand he sawיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּ֥יthatרַבָּ֛הwas greatרָעַ֥תthe evil ofהָאָדָ֖םthe humankindבָּאָ֑רֶץon the earthוְכָל־and everyיֵ֙צֶר֙the inclination ofמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תthe thoughts ofלִבּ֔וֹheart hisרַ֥קonlyרַ֖עwas evilכָּל־everyהַיּֽוֹם׃the day
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וַיִּנָּ֣חֶםand he regrettedיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּֽי־thatעָשָׂ֥הhe had madeאֶת־obj.הָֽאָדָ֖םthe humankindבָּאָ֑רֶץon the earthוַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖בand he was painedאֶל־toלִבּֽוֹ׃heart his
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶמְחֶ֨הI will wipeאֶת־obj.הָאָדָ֤םthe humankindאֲשֶׁר־whichבָּרָ֙אתִי֙I createdמֵעַל֙from onפְּנֵ֣יthe surface ofהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הthe groundמֵֽאָדָם֙from humankindעַד־untoבְּהֵמָ֔הanimalsעַד־untoרֶ֖מֶשׂcreeping thingsוְעַד־and untoע֣וֹףthe birds ofהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavensכִּ֥יforנִחַ֖מְתִּיI regretכִּ֥יthatעֲשִׂיתִֽם׃I have made them
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וְנֹ֕חַand Noahמָ֥צָאhe foundחֵ֖ןfavorבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofיְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh
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אֵ֚לֶּהtheseתּוֹלְדֹ֣תare the accounts ofנֹ֔חַNoahנֹ֗חַNoahאִ֥ישׁwas a manצַדִּ֛יקrighteousתָּמִ֥יםblamelessהָיָ֖הhe wasבְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוin generations hisאֶת־withהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godהִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־he walked aboutנֹֽחַ׃Noah
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וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fatheredנֹ֖חַNoahשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הthreeבָנִ֑יםsonsאֶת־obj.שֵׁ֖םShemאֶת־obj.חָ֥םHamוְאֶת־and obj.יָֽפֶת׃Japheth
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וַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תand it was corruptהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe Godוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אand it was filledהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthחָמָֽס׃violence
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וַיַּ֧רְאand he sawאֱלֹהִ֛יםGodאֶת־obj.הָאָ֖רֶץthe earthוְהִנֵּ֣הand there!נִשְׁחָ֑תָהit was corruptכִּֽי־forהִשְׁחִ֧יתit had corruptedכָּל־allבָּשָׂ֛רfleshאֶת־obj.דַּרְכּ֖וֹway itsעַל־onהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סthe earth
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֱלֹהִ֜יםGodלְנֹ֗חַto Noahקֵ֤ץthe end ofכָּל־allבָּשָׂר֙fleshבָּ֣אis comingלְפָנַ֔יto before meכִּֽי־forמָלְאָ֥הit is fullהָאָ֛רֶץthe earthחָמָ֖סviolenceמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םfrom because of themוְהִנְנִ֥יand here am Iמַשְׁחִיתָ֖םabout to destroy themאֶת־withהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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עֲשֵׂ֤הmakeלְךָ֙for the yourselfתֵּבַ֣תan ark ofעֲצֵי־woods ofגֹ֔פֶרgopherקִנִּ֖יםnestsתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הyou will makeאֶת־obj.הַתֵּבָ֑הthe arkוְכָֽפַרְתָּ֥and you will coverאֹתָ֛הּobj. itמִבַּ֥יִתfrom insideוּמִח֖וּץand from outsideבַּכֹּֽפֶר׃with the pitch
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וְזֶ֕הand thisאֲשֶׁ֥רis howתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖הyou will makeאֹתָ֑הּobj. itשְׁלֹ֧שׁwill be threeמֵא֣וֹתhundredsאַמָּ֗הcubitsאֹ֚רֶךְthe length ofהַתֵּבָ֔הthe arkחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםwill be fiftyאַמָּה֙cubitsרָחְבָּ֔הּbreadth itsוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםand will be thirtyאַמָּ֖הcubitsקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃height its
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צֹ֣הַר׀a roofתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֣הyou will makeלַתֵּבָ֗הfor the arkוְאֶל־and toאַמָּה֙a cubitתְּכַלֶ֣נָּהyou will finish itמִלְמַ֔עְלָהfrom to above towardsוּפֶ֥תַחand the entrance ofהַתֵּבָ֖הthe arkבְּצִדָּ֣הּin side itsתָּשִׂ֑יםyou will putתַּחְתִּיִּ֛םlower decksשְׁנִיִּ֥םsecond decksוּשְׁלִשִׁ֖יםand third decksתַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ׃you will make it
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וַאֲנִ֗יand Iהִנְנִי֩here Iמֵבִ֨יאam about to bringאֶת־obj.הַמַּבּ֥וּלthe floodמַ֙יִם֙waterעַל־onהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthלְשַׁחֵ֣תto destroyכָּל־allבָּשָׂ֗רfleshאֲשֶׁר־whichבּוֹ֙is in the itר֣וּחַthe breath ofחַיִּ֔יםlifeמִתַּ֖חַתfrom underהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavensכֹּ֥לallאֲשֶׁר־thatבָּאָ֖רֶץis on the earthיִגְוָֽע׃it will die
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וַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יand I will establishאֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִ֖יcovenant myאִתָּ֑ךְwith youוּבָאתָ֙and you will goאֶל־intoהַתֵּבָ֔הthe arkאַתָּ֕הyouוּבָנֶ֛יךָand sons yourוְאִשְׁתְּךָ֥and wife yourוּנְשֵֽׁי־and the wives ofבָנֶ֖יךָsons yourאִתָּֽךְ׃with you
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וּמִכָּל־and of everyהָ֠חַיthe living thingמִֽכָּל־of allבָּשָׂ֞רfleshשְׁנַ֧יִםtwoמִכֹּ֛לof everythingתָּבִ֥יאyou will bringאֶל־intoהַתֵּבָ֖הthe arkלְהַחֲיֹ֣תto preserve aliveאִתָּ֑ךְwith youזָכָ֥רmaleוּנְקֵבָ֖הand femaleיִֽהְיֽוּ׃they will be
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מֵהָע֣וֹףof the birdsלְמִינֵ֗הוּto kind itsוּמִן־and ofהַבְּהֵמָה֙the animalsלְמִינָ֔הּto kind itsמִכֹּ֛לfrom everyרֶ֥מֶשׂthe creeping thing ofהָֽאֲדָמָ֖הthe groundלְמִינֵ֑הוּto kind itsשְׁנַ֧יִםtwoמִכֹּ֛לof everythingיָבֹ֥אוּthey will comeאֵלֶ֖יךָto youלְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃to preserve alive
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וְאַתָּ֣הand youקַח־takeלְךָ֗for the yourselfמִכָּל־some of allמַֽאֲכָל֙foodאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיֵֽאָכֵ֔לit is eatenוְאָסַפְתָּ֖and you will gather itאֵלֶ֑יךָto yourselfוְהָיָ֥הand it will becomeלְךָ֛for youוְלָהֶ֖םand for the themלְאָכְלָֽה׃into food
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וַיַּ֖עַשׂand he didנֹ֑חַNoahכְּ֠כֹלaccording to allאֲשֶׁ֨רthatצִוָּ֥הhe commandedאֹת֛וֹobj. himאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodכֵּ֥ןsoעָשָֽׂה׃ סhe did

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