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World English Bible

Genesis 6 (WEBP)

[1] When men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
[2] God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.
[3] Yahweh said, “My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; so his days will be one hundred twenty years.”
[4] The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also after that, when God’s sons came in to men’s daughters and had children with them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
[5] Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil.
[6] Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.
[7] Yahweh said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground—man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky—for I am sorry that I have made them.”
[8] But Noah found favor in Yahweh’s eyes.
[9] This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.
[10] Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
[11] The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
[12] God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
[13] God said to Noah, “I will bring an end to all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them and the earth.
[14] Make a ship of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ship, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.
[15] This is how you shall make it. The length of the ship shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.
[16] You shall make a roof in the ship, and you shall finish it to a cubit upward. You shall set the door of the ship in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.
[17] I, even I, will bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is on the earth will die.
[18] But I will establish my covenant with you. You shall come into the ship, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.
[19] Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.
[20] Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort will come to you, to keep them alive.
[21] Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.”
[22] Thus Noah did. He did all that God commanded him.

Genesis 6:4 or, giants
Genesis 6:15 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 6 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
[2] that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
[3] And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
[4] There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
[5] And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
[6] And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
[7] And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
[8] But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
[9] These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
[10] And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
[11] The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
[12] And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
[13] And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
[14] Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
[15] And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
[16] A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
[17] And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
[18] But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
[19] And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
[20] Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
[21] And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
[22] Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Genesis 6:5a Or, the whole imagination. The Hebr. word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires.
Genesis 6:5b Heb. every day
Genesis 6:9 Or, upright
Genesis 6:13 Or, from the earth
Genesis 6:14 Heb. nests

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 6 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἡνίκα () ἤρξαντο () οἱ () ἄνθρωποι () πολλοὶ () γίνεσθαι () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () καὶ () θυγατέρες () ἐγενήθησαν () αὐτοῖς. ()
[2] Ἰδόντες () δὲ () οἱ () υἱοὶ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τὰς () θυγατέρας () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων () ὅτι () καλαί εἰσιν, () ἔλαβον () ἑαυτοῖς () γυναῖκας () ἀπὸ () πασῶν, () ὧν () ἐξελέξαντο. ()
[3] Καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () ὁ () θεός () Οὐ () μὴ () καταμείνῃ () τὸ () πνεῦμά () μου () ἐν () τοῖς () ἀνθρώποις () τούτοις () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα () διὰ () τὸ () εἶναι () αὐτοὺς () σάρκας, () ἔσονται () δὲ () αἱ () ἡμέραι () αὐτῶν () ἑκατὸν () εἴκοσι () ἔτη. ()
[4] Οἱ () δὲ () γίγαντες ἦσαν () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς () ἐν () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () ἐκείναις () καὶ () μετ’ () ἐκεῖνο, () ὡς () ἂν () εἰσεπορεύοντο () οἱ () υἱοὶ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () πρὸς () τὰς () θυγατέρας () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων () καὶ () ἐγεννῶσαν () ἑαυτοῖς· () ἐκεῖνοι () ἦσαν () οἱ () γίγαντες οἱ () ἀπ’ () αἰῶνος, () οἱ () ἄνθρωποι () οἱ () ὀνομαστοί.
[5] Ἰδὼν () δὲ () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () ὅτι () ἐπληθύνθησαν () αἱ () κακίαι () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς () καὶ () πᾶς () τις () διανοεῖται ἐν () τῇ () καρδίᾳ () αὐτοῦ () ἐπιμελῶς () ἐπὶ () τὰ () πονηρὰ () πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας, ()
[6] καὶ () ἐνεθυμήθη () ὁ () θεὸς () ὅτι () ἐποίησεν () τὸν () ἄνθρωπον () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () καὶ () διενοήθη.
[7] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () θεός () Ἀπαλείψω τὸν () ἄνθρωπον, () ὃν () ἐποίησα, () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () τῆς () γῆς () ἀπὸ () ἀνθρώπου () ἕως () κτήνους () καὶ () ἀπὸ () ἑρπετῶν () ἕως () τῶν () πετεινῶν () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ, () ὅτι () ἐθυμώθην () ὅτι () ἐποίησα () αὐτούς. ()
[8] Νωε () δὲ () εὗρεν () χάριν () ἐναντίον () κυρίου () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[9] Αὗται () δὲ () αἱ () γενέσεις () Νωε· () Νωε () ἄνθρωπος () δίκαιος, () τέλειος () ὢν () ἐν () τῇ () γενεᾷ () αὐτοῦ· () τῷ () θεῷ () εὐηρέστησεν () Νωε. ()
[10] Ἐγέννησεν () δὲ () Νωε () τρεῖς () υἱούς, () τὸν () Σημ, () τὸν () Χαμ, τὸν () Ιαφεθ.
[11] Ἐφθάρη () δὲ () ἡ () γῆ () ἐναντίον () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () καὶ () ἐπλήσθη () ἡ () γῆ () ἀδικίας. ()
[12] Καὶ () εἶδεν () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () τὴν () γῆν, () καὶ () ἦν () κατεφθαρμένη, () ὅτι () κατέφθειρεν () πᾶσα () σὰρξ () τὴν () ὁδὸν () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς. ()
[13] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () θεὸς () πρὸς () Νωε () Καιρὸς () παντὸς () ἀνθρώπου () ἥκει () ἐναντίον () μου, () ὅτι () ἐπλήσθη () ἡ () γῆ () ἀδικίας () ἀπ’ () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () καταφθείρω () αὐτοὺς () καὶ () τὴν () γῆν. ()
[14] Ποίησον () οὖν () σεαυτῷ () κιβωτὸν () ἐκ () ξύλων () τετραγώνων· () νοσσιὰς () ποιήσεις () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () καὶ () ἀσφαλτώσεις αὐτὴν () ἔσωθεν () καὶ () ἔξωθεν () τῇ () ἀσφάλτῳ.
[15] Καὶ () οὕτως () ποιήσεις () τὴν () κιβωτόν· () τριακοσίων () πήχεων () τὸ () μῆκος () τῆς () κιβωτοῦ () καὶ () πεντήκοντα () πήχεων () τὸ () πλάτος () καὶ () τριάκοντα () πήχεων () τὸ () ὕψος () αὐτῆς· ()
[16] ἐπισυνάγων () ποιήσεις () τὴν () κιβωτὸν () καὶ () εἰς () πῆχυν () συντελέσεις () αὐτὴν () ἄνωθεν· () τὴν () δὲ () θύραν () τῆς () κιβωτοῦ () ποιήσεις () ἐκ () πλαγίων· κατάγαια, διώροφα καὶ () τριώροφα ποιήσεις () αὐτήν. ()
[17] Ἐγὼ () δὲ () ἰδοὺ () ἐπάγω () τὸν () κατακλυσμὸν () ὕδωρ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν () καταφθεῖραι () πᾶσαν () σάρκα, () ἐν () ᾗ () ἐστιν () πνεῦμα () ζωῆς, () ὑποκάτω () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ· () καὶ () ὅσα () ἐὰν () ᾖ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () τελευτήσει. ()
[18] Καὶ () στήσω () τὴν () διαθήκην () μου () πρὸς () σέ· () εἰσελεύσῃ () δὲ () εἰς () τὴν () κιβωτόν, () σὺ () καὶ () οἱ () υἱοί () σου () καὶ () ἡ () γυνή () σου () καὶ () αἱ () γυναῖκες () τῶν () υἱῶν () σου () μετὰ () σοῦ. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἀπὸ () πάντων () τῶν () κτηνῶν () καὶ () ἀπὸ () πάντων () τῶν () ἑρπετῶν () καὶ () ἀπὸ () πάντων () τῶν () θηρίων () καὶ () ἀπὸ () πάσης () σαρκός, () δύο () δύο () ἀπὸ () πάντων () εἰσάξεις () εἰς () τὴν () κιβωτόν, () ἵνα () τρέφῃς () μετὰ () σεαυτοῦ· () ἄρσεν () καὶ () θῆλυ () ἔσονται. ()
[20] Ἀπὸ () πάντων () τῶν () ὀρνέων () τῶν () πετεινῶν () κατὰ () γένος () καὶ () ἀπὸ () πάντων () τῶν () κτηνῶν () κατὰ () γένος () καὶ () ἀπὸ () πάντων () τῶν () ἑρπετῶν () τῶν () ἑρπόντων ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς () κατὰ () γένος () αὐτῶν, () δύο () δύο () ἀπὸ () πάντων () εἰσελεύσονται () πρὸς () σὲ () τρέφεσθαι () μετὰ () σοῦ, () ἄρσεν () καὶ () θῆλυ. ()
[21] Σὺ () δὲ () λήμψῃ () σεαυτῷ () ἀπὸ () πάντων () τῶν () βρωμάτων, () ἃ () ἔδεσθε, καὶ () συνάξεις () πρὸς () σεαυτόν, () καὶ () ἔσται () σοὶ () καὶ () ἐκείνοις () φαγεῖν. ()
[22] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () Νωε () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἐνετείλατο () αὐτῷ () κύριος () ὁ () θεός, () οὕτως () ἐποίησεν. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.