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GENESIS 6
When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he
became the father of Jared. 16After the
birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another
830 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 17Mahalalel lived 895 years,
and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became
the father of Enoch. 19After the birth of
Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and
he had other sons and daughters. 20Jared
lived 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became
the father of Methuselah. 22After the
birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in
close fellowship with God for another
300 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 23Enoch 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. 26After
the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived
another 782 years, and he had other
sons and daughters. 27Methuselah lived
969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he
became the father of a son. 29Lamech
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.” 30After the
birth of Noah, Lamech lived another
595 years, and he had other sons and
daughters. 31Lamech lived 777 years,
and then he died.
32After Noah was 500 years old, he became
the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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A World Gone Wrong
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 lifespan 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
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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. 7And
the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I
have created from the face of the earth. Yes,
and I will destroy every living thing—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.
ears old, he became
The Story of Noah
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. 10Noah
was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and
wship with God.
Japheth.
11 Now God saw that the earth had become
y he disappeared, because
corrupt and was filled with violence. 12 God
ears old, he
observed all this corruption in the world, for
everyone on earth was corrupt. 13So God said
to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living
creatures, for they have filled the earth with
ed
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
arming this ground
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
ears old, he became
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 boat—you and your wife and your
the sons and their wives. 19Bring a pair of every
them. kind of animal—a male and a female—into
omen* the boat with you to keep them alive during
es. the flood. 20 Pairs of every kind of bird, and
put up
they *Translation Notes 4:8 As in Samaritan Pentateuch, Greek
Syriac versions, and Latin Vulgate; Masoretic Text lacks
nor- and
“Let’s go out into the fields.” 4:13 Or My sin. 4:16 Nod means
ears.” “wandering.” 4:18 Or the ancestor of, and so throughout the
verse. 4:25 Seth probably means “granted”; the name may
after, also mean “appointed.” 5:1 Or man; Hebrew reads adam;
similarly
5:6 Or the ancestor of; also in 5:9, 12, 15, 18, 21,
when- 25. 5:7 Orinthe5:2.birth
of this ancestor of; also in 5:10, 13, 16, 19,
with 22, 26. 5:29 Noah sounds like a Hebrew term that can mean
“relief” or “comfort.” 6:2 Hebrew daughters of men; also in 6:4.
who 6:3 Greek version reads will not remain in. 6:14a Traditionally
arriors of rendered an ark. 6:14b Or gopher wood. 6:15 Hebrew
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as
300 cubits [138 meters] long, 50 cubits [23 meters] wide, and
30 cubits [13.8 meters] high. 6:16 Hebrew an opening of 1 cubit
[46 centimeters].
Cross-References 4:5 Heb 11:4 4:8 Matt 23:35 4:14 Ps 51:11
4:23 Exod 20:13 4:25 Luke 3:38 5:2 Mark 10:6 5:21 Luke
3:37-38 5:32 Gen 10:1 6:12 Ps 14:1-3 6:14 1 Pet 3:20
