KJV King James Version
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 6:7
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground; man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, I will 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith, ‘I wipe away man whom I have prepared from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the heavens, for I have repented that I have made them.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 6
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown.
5 And GOD 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 the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
9 These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God.
10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶמְחֶ֨הH4229 · ma.chahto wipeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאָדָ֤םH120 · a.dammanאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבָּרָ֙אתִי֙H1254 · ba.rato createמֵעַל֙H5921 · aluponפְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הH127 · a.da.mahland: soilמֵֽאָדָם֙H120 · a.dammanעַד־H5704 · adtillבְּהֵמָ֔הH929 · be.he.mahanimalעַד־H5704 · adtillרֶ֖מֶשׂH7431 · re.me.screepingוְעַד־H5704 · adtillע֣וֹףH5775 · ophbirdהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםH8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforנִחַ֖מְתִּיH5162 · na.chamto be sorry: comfortכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforעֲשִׂיתִֽם׃H6213 · a.sahto make: do
Cross-references
Zephaniah 1:3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.Psalm 37:20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD [shall be] as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.Romans 3:20-22Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.Psalm 24:1-2A Psalm of David. The earth [is] the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.Proverbs 16:4The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.Jeremiah 12:3-4But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.Proverbs 10:27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.Hosea 4:3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.Jeremiah 4:22-27For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
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