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
Revised Standard Version
5 The Lord 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 the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the ground, man and beast and creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
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