Verse 3
Genesis 6:3
New Living Translation
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Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה לֹֽא יָד֨וֹן רוּחִ֤/י בָֽ/אָדָם֙ לְ/עֹלָ֔ם בְּ/שַׁ/גַּ֖ם ה֣וּא בָשָׂ֑ר וְ/הָי֣וּ יָמָ֔י/ו מֵאָ֥ה וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֖ים שָׁנָֽה
English Translation
And the LORD said, "My spirit shall not contend with man forever, for he is flesh; his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
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Chapter 6 Context
1
Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.
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The sons of God (Elohim) saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
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3
Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only m...
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In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons o...
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5
The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thoug...
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6
So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
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7
And the LORD said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and...
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8
But Noah found favor with the LORD.
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This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person livi...
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Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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11
Now God (Elohim) saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence.
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12
God (Elohim) observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.
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13
So God (Elohim) said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled...
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14
“Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct dec...
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Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
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Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and b...
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“Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes...
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But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat — you and your wife and your sons and the...
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Bring a pair of every kind of animal — a male and a female — into the boat with you to keep them ali...
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Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries...
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And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals.”
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So Noah did everything exactly as God (Elohim) had commanded him.
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