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21 De Here was blij met Noachs offer en zei bij Zichzelf: ‘Ik zal nooit meer zoiets doen. Nooit zal Ik de aarde meer zo zwaar vervloeken en alle levende wezens vernietigen. Ook al is de mens vanaf zijn vroegste jeugd geneigd het slechte te doen en zondigt hij nog zoveel.

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21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma(A) and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground(B) because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.(C) And never again will I destroy(D) all living creatures,(E) as I have done.

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  1. Genesis 8:21 Or humans, for

21 And when the Lord smelled (A)the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again (B)curse[a] the ground because of man, for (C)the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. (D)Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.

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  1. Genesis 8:21 Or dishonor