Noah and the Flood

These are the generations of Noah. (A)Noah was a righteous man, (B)blameless in his generation. Noah (C)walked with God. 10 And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God (D)saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, (E)for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, (F)“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. 15 This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits,[c] its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. 16 Make a roof[d] for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above, and set the door of the ark in its side. Make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 (G)For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. 18 But (H)I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 6:13 Hebrew The end of all flesh has come before me
  2. Genesis 6:14 An unknown kind of tree; transliterated from Hebrew
  3. Genesis 6:15 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
  4. Genesis 6:16 Or skylight

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