Genesis 6:1-17 ▼

1 Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

2 the sons of God {Elohim} saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

3 So the LORD {YHWH} said, “My Spirit {Ruahi} will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

4 The Nephilim (giants) were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God {Elohim} had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

5 Then the LORD {YHWH} saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

6 And the LORD {YHWH} regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

7 So the LORD {YHWH} said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”

8 Noah (comfort), found favor in the eyes of the LORD {YHWH}.

9 This is the account of Noah (comfort). Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God {Elohim}.

10 And Noah (comfort) had three sons: Shem (name), Ham (hot), and Japheth (expand).

11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God {Elohim}, and full of violence.

12 And God {Elohim} looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures \all flesh/ on the earth had corrupted their ways.

13 Then God {Elohim} said to Noah (comfort), “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms (stalls) in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.

15 And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits <450 ft / 137.2 m> long, 50 cubits <75 ft / 22.9 m> wide, and 30 cubits <45 ft / 13.7 m> high.

16 You are to make a roof (skylight) for the ark, finish its walls a cubit <18 in / 45.7 cm> from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

17 And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath {ruach} of life. Everything on the earth will perish.