Genesis 6:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now the earthהָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
was corruptוַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת
(vat·ti·sha·chet)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
in the sightלִפְנֵ֣י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of God,הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים
(ha·'e·lo·him;)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
and the earthהָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
was filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥א
(vat·tim·ma·le)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
with violence.חָמָֽס׃
(cha·mas.)
2555: violence, wrongfrom chamas


















KJV Lexicon
The earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
also was corrupt
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
and the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
was filled
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
with violence
chamac  (khaw-mawce')
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain -- cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.

King James Bible
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness.

International Standard Version
By this time, the earth had become ruined in God's opinion and filled with violence.

NET Bible
The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The world was corrupt in God's sight and full of violence.

King James 2000 Bible
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
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