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and he had other sons and daughters.
14 Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he
became the father of Jared. 16 After the
birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another
830 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 17 Mahalalel lived 895 years,
and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became
the father of Enoch. 19 After the birth of
Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and
he had other sons and daughters. 20 Jared
lived 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became
the father of Methuselah. 22 After the
birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close
fellowship with God for another 300 years,
and he had other sons and daughters.
23 Enoch lived 365 years, 24 walking in close
fellowship with God. Then one day he
disappeared, because God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he
became the father of Lamech. 26 After the
birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another
782 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 27 Methuselah lived 969 years,
and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he
became the father of a son. 29 Lamech
named his son Noah, for he said, “May he
bring us relief* from our work and the
painful labor of farming this ground that
the Lord has cursed.” 30 After the birth of
Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years,
and he had other sons and daughters.
31 Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became
the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
6:1 Then
the people began to multiply on the
earth, and daughters were born to them. 2 The
sons of God saw the beautiful women* and
took any they wanted as their wives. 3 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 life
span will be no more than 120 years.”
4 In those days, and for some time after, giant
Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever
the sons of God had intercourse with women,
they gave birth to children who became the
heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
5 The Lord observed the extent of human
wickedness on the earth, and he saw that
everything they thought or imagined was
consistently and totally evil. 6 So the Lord was
sorry he had ever made them and put them
on the earth. It broke his heart. 7 And the Lord
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said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will
destroy e very living t hing—all the people, the
large animals, the small animals that scurry
along the ground, and even the birds of the
sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” 8 But Noah
found favor with the Lord.
9 This is the account of Noah and his family.
Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he
walked in close fellowship with God. 10 Noah
was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and
Japheth.
11 Now God saw that the earth had become
corrupt and was filled with violence. 12 God
observed all this corruption in the world, for
everyone on earth was corrupt. 13 So God said
to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living
creatures, for they have filled the earth with
violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along
with the earth!
14 “Build a large boat* from cypress wood*
and waterproof it with tar, inside and out.
Then construct decks and stalls throughout its
interior. 15 Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet
wide, and 45 feet high.* 16 Leave an 18-inch
opening* below the roof all the way around
the boat. Put the door on the side, and build
three decks inside the boat—lower, middle,
and upper.
17 “Look! I am about to cover the earth with
a flood that will destroy every living thing that
breathes. Everything on earth will die. 18 But I
will confirm my covenant with you. So enter
the b
oat—you and your wife and your sons
and their wives. 19 Bring a pair of e very kind of
animal—a male and a female—into the boat
with you to keep them alive during the flood.
20 Pairs of e
very kind of bird, and e very kind
of animal, and every kind of small animal that
scurries along the ground, will come to you to
be kept alive. 21 And be sure to take on board
enough food for your family and for all the
animals.”
22 So Noah did every
thing exactly as God
had commanded him.
7:1 When everything was ready, the Lord said
to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your fam
ily, for among all the people of the earth, I can
see that you alone are righteous. 2 Take with
you seven pairs—male and female—of each
animal I have approved for eating and for sacrifice,* and take one pair of each of the others.
3 Also take seven pairs of e
very kind of bird.
There must be a male and a female in each
pair to ensure that all life will survive on the
earth after the flood. 4 Seven days from now I
