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Text -- Genesis 6:1-9 (NET)
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God’s Grief over Humankind’s Wickedness
6:1 When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth , and daughters were born to them,
6:2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful . Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose .
6:3 So the Lord said , “My spirit will not remain in humankind indefinitely , since they are mortal . They will remain for 120 more years .”
6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after this ) when the sons of God were having sexual relations with the daughters of humankind , who gave birth to their children. They were the mighty heroes of old , the famous men .
6:5 But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth . Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time .
6:6 The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth , and he was highly offended .
6:7 So the Lord said , “I will wipe humankind , whom I have created , from the face of the earth – everything from humankind to animals , including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air , for I regret that I have made them.”
6:8 But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord .
The Judgment of the Flood
6:9 This is the account of Noah . Noah was a godly man ; he was blameless among his contemporaries . He walked with God .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
NOAH |
Religion |
Judgments |
Flood |
DELUGE OF NOAH |
GENESIS, 4 |
Giants |
Sin |
God |
Holy Spirit |
Antediluvians |
WOMAN |
Nephilim |
SONS OF GOD |
HELL |
Depravity of Mankind |
CHILDREN OF GOD |
ANGEL |
Hardness of Heart |
Repentance |
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NET Notes -> Gen 6:1; Gen 6:1; Gen 6:1; Gen 6:2; Gen 6:3; Gen 6:3; Gen 6:3; Gen 6:3; Gen 6:3; Gen 6:3; Gen 6:3; Gen 6:4; Gen 6:4; Gen 6:4; Gen 6:4; Gen 6:4; Gen 6:4; Gen 6:5; Gen 6:5; Gen 6:5; Gen 6:5; Gen 6:5; Gen 6:5; Gen 6:5; Gen 6:6; Gen 6:6; Gen 6:7; Gen 6:8; Gen 6:8; Gen 6:8; Gen 6:9; Gen 6:9; Gen 6:9; Gen 6:9; Gen 6:9
NET Notes: Gen 6:1 The pronominal suffix is third masculine plural, indicating that the antecedent “humankind” is collective.
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NET Notes: Gen 6:3 Heb “his days will be 120 years.” Some interpret this to mean that the age expectancy of people from this point on would be 120, but neith...
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NET Notes: Gen 6:5 The author of Genesis goes out of his way to emphasize the depth of human evil at this time. Note the expressions “every inclination,” ...
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NET Notes: Gen 6:6 Heb “and he was grieved to his heart.” The verb עָצָב (’atsav) can carry one of three semantic senses,...
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NET Notes: Gen 6:7 The text simply has “from man to beast, to creatures, and to birds of the air.” The use of the prepositions עַד…...
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NET Notes: Gen 6:8 Heb “in the eyes of,” an anthropomorphic expression for God’s opinion or decision. The Lord saw that the whole human race was corrup...
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