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Genesis 8:21-22
New International Version
Genesis 8:21-22
New International Version
21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma(A) and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground(B) because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.(C) And never again will I destroy(D) all living creatures,(E) as I have done.
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- Genesis 8:21 Or humans, for
Genesis 8:21-22
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 8:21-22
Lexham English Bible
21 And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said to himself,[a] “Never again will I curse[b] the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind is evil from his youth. Nor will I ever again destroy[c] all life as I have done. 22 As long as the earth endures,[d] seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease.
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- Genesis 8:21 Literally “to his heart”
- Genesis 8:21 Literally “I will not add to curse again”
- Genesis 8:21 Literally “And I will not add again to destroy”
- Genesis 8:22 Literally “While all the days of the earth”
Genesis 8:21-22
King James Version
Genesis 8:21-22
King James Version
21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
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