Now it came about, when
men
began
to multiply
on the face
of the land
, and daughters
were born
to them,
that the sons of God
saw
that the daughters
of men
were 1beautiful
; and they took
wives
for themselves, whomever
they chose
.
Then the LORD said
, " aMy Spirit
shall not 1strive
with man
forever
, 2 bbecause
he also
is flesh
; 3nevertheless his days
shall be one hundred
and twenty
years
."
The aNephilim were on the earth
in those
days
, and also
afterward
, when
the sons
of God
came
in to the daughters
of men
, and they bore
children to them. Those
were the mighty
men
who
were of old
, men
of renown
.
Then the LORD saw
that the wickedness
of man
was great
on the earth
, and that aevery
intent
of the thoughts
of his heart
was only
evil
continually
.
aThe LORD was sorry
that He had made
man
on the earth
, and He was bgrieved
1in His heart
.
The LORD said
, " aI 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 1sky
; for bI am
sorry
that I have made
them."
But aNoah bfound
favor
in the eyes
of the LORD
.
These are the records of the generations
of Noah
. Noah
was a arighteous
man
, 1 bblameless
in his 2time
; Noah
cwalked
with God
.
Noah 1became
the father
of three
sons
: Shem
, Ham
, and Japheth
.
Now the earth was acorrupt
in the sight
of God
, and the earth
was bfilled
with violence
.
God looked
on the earth
, and behold
, it was corrupt
; for aall
flesh
had corrupted
their way
upon the earth
.
Then God said
to Noah
, " aThe end
of all
flesh
has come
before
Me; for the earth
is filled
with violence
because
of them; and behold
, I am about to destroy
them with the earth
.
"Make for yourself an ark
of gopher
wood
; you shall make
the ark
with rooms
, and shall 1cover
it inside
and out with pitch
.
"This is how
you shall make
it: the length
of the ark
three
hundred
1cubits
, its breadth
fifty
1cubits
, and its height
thirty
1cubits
.
"You shall make a 1window
for the ark
, and finish
it to a cubit
from 2the top
; and set
the door
of the ark
in the side
of it; you shall make
it with lower
, second
, and third
decks.
"Behold, aI, even I am bringing
the flood
of water
upon the earth
, to destroy
all
flesh
in which
is the breath
of life
, from under
heaven
; everything
that is on the earth
shall perish
.
"But I will establish aMy covenant
with you; and byou shall enter
the ark
--you and your sons
and your wife
, and your sons'
wives
with you.
" aAnd of every living
thing
of all
flesh
, you shall bring
two
of every
kind into the ark
, to keep
them alive
with you; they shall be male
and female
.
" aOf the birds after their kind
, and of the animals
after their kind
, of every
creeping
thing
of the ground
after its kind
, two
of every
kind will come
to you to keep
them alive
.
"As for you, take for yourself some
of all
afood
which
is edible
, and gather
it to yourself; and it shall be for food
for you and for them."
aThus Noah did
; according to all
that God
had commanded
him, so
he did
.