Genesis 6:8

NETBible

But 1  Noah found favor 2  in the sight of 3  the Lord.

NIV ©

But Noah found favour in the eyes of the LORD.

NASB ©

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

NLT ©

But Noah found favor with the LORD.

MSG ©

But Noah was different. GOD liked what he saw in Noah.

BBE ©

But Noah had grace in the eyes of God.

NRSV ©

But Noah found favor in the sight of the LORD.

NKJV ©

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

KJV
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NASB ©
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NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

But 1  Noah found favor 2  in the sight of 3  the Lord.

NET Notes

1 tn The disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) is contrastive here: God condemns the human race, but he is pleased with Noah.

2 tn The Hebrew expression “find favor [in the eyes of]” is an idiom meaning “to be an object of another’s favorable disposition or action,” “to be a recipient of another’s favor, kindness, mercy.” The favor/kindness is often earned, coming in response to an action or condition (see Gen 32:5; 39:4; Deut 24:1; 1 Sam 25:8; Prov 3:4; Ruth 2:10). This is the case in Gen 6:8, where v. 9 gives the basis (Noah’s righteous character) for the divine favor.

3 tn Heb “in the eyes of,” an anthropomorphic expression for God’s opinion or decision. The Lord saw that the whole human race was corrupt, but he looked in favor on Noah.