Genesis 6:5-8
Legacy Standard Bible
5 Then Yahweh saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that (A)every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 (B)And Yahweh regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was (C)grieved [a]in His heart. 7 And Yahweh said, “(D)I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the [b]sky; for (E)I regret that I have made them.” 8 But (F)Noah (G)found favor in the eyes of Yahweh.
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Genesis 6:5-8
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5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of humans was great in the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.(A) 6 And the Lord was sorry that he had made humans on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.(B) 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out from the earth the humans I have created—people together with animals and creeping things and birds of the air—for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.(C)
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