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Genesis 6:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

6 the Lord regretted making human beings on the earth, and his heart was grieved.[a]

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  1. 6:6 His heart was grieved: the expression can be misleading in English, for “heart” in Hebrew is the seat of memory and judgment rather than emotion. The phrase is actually parallel to the first half of the sentence (“the Lord regretted…”).
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