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Genesis 6:12-14
New King James Version
Genesis 6:12-14
New King James Version
12 So God (A)looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt; for (B)all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
The Ark Prepared(C)
13 And God said to Noah, (D)“The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; (E)and behold, (F)I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make [a]rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.
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- Genesis 6:14 Lit. compartments or nests
Genesis 6:12-14
New International Version
Genesis 6:12-14
New International Version
12 God saw how corrupt(A) the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.(B) 13 So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy(C) both them and the earth.(D) 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress[a] wood;(E) make rooms in it and coat it with pitch(F) inside and out.
Footnotes
- Genesis 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Genesis 6:12-14
English Standard Version
Genesis 6:12-14
English Standard Version
12 And God (A)saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, (B)for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, (C)“I have determined to make an end of all flesh,[a] for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood.[b] Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.
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- Genesis 6:13 Hebrew The end of all flesh has come before me
- Genesis 6:14 Transliterated from Hebrew; the identity of this tree is uncertain
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