Genesis 6:5-8
Lexham English Bible
5 And Yahweh saw that the evil of humankind was great upon the earth, and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was always[a] only evil. 6 And Yahweh regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.[b] 7 And Yahweh said, “I will destroy humankind whom I created from upon the face of the earth, from humankind, to animals, to creeping things, and to the birds of heaven,[c] for I regret that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of Yahweh.
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- Genesis 6:5 Literally “every day”
- Genesis 6:6 Literally “he was grieved to his heart”
- Genesis 6:7 Or “the sky”
Genesis 6:5-8
American Standard Version
5 And Jehovah 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 Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And Jehovah said, I will [a]destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.
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- Genesis 6:7 Hebrew blot out.
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