1 GLT And it happened when mankind began to multiply on the surface of the earth and daughters were born to them, BSB BSB: Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
2 GLT then the sons of God saw the daughters of mankind, that they{ were} beautiful, so they took wives for themselves from any{ of them} that they chose. BSB BSB: the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
3 GLT Then Yahweh said,“My Spirit will not strive with mankind forever, because they{ are} indeed flesh. Therefore their days will be 120 years.” BSB BSB: So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
4 GLT The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also after that, when the sons of God went to the daughters of mankind, and they bore children for them. They{ were} the mighty{ ones} who{ were} from long ago, the men of renown. BSB BSB: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
6 GLT So Yahweh was sorry that he had made mankind on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart. BSB BSB: And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
7 GLT Then Yahweh said,“I will wipe away mankind whom I created off the surface of the ground, both mankind and animals, and crawling creatures and the birds of the sky, because I am sorry that I made them.” BSB BSB: So the LORD 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 GLT But Noah found favor in the eyes of Yahweh. 6:9-22 BSB BSB: Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
9 GLT These{ are} the generations of Noah: He{ was} a righteous man. He was without blemish in his generation. Noah walked with God. BSB BSB: This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
10 GLT And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. BSB BSB: And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 GLT Now the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled{ with} violence. BSB BSB: Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
12 GLT And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupted, because all flesh on the earth had corrupted its way. BSB BSB: And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
13 GLT So God said to Noah,“The end of all flesh has come before me, because the earth is filled{ with} violence because of them. So behold, I am destroying them with the earth. BSB BSB: Then God said to Noah, “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 GLT Make an ark for yourself out of gopher wood. Make the ark{ with} rooms, and cover it inside and outside with a covering. BSB BSB: Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.
15 GLT And this{ is} how you must make it: the length of the ark{ must be} 300 cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. BSB BSB: And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
16 GLT Make a window for the ark and finish it to within one cubit from the top. And put the door of the ark in its side. Make a lower, a second, and a third{ deck}. BSB BSB: You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.
17 GLT And I, behold, I am bringing floodwaters on the earth to destroy all flesh that{ has} the breath of life in it from under the heavens. Everything that{ is} on the earth will expire! BSB BSB: And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
18 GLT But I will establish my covenant with you, so you must go into the ark, you and your sons and your wife and the wives of your sons with you. BSB BSB: But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
19 GLT And from every living{ creature}, from all flesh, you must bring two from each{ kind} into the ark to keep alive with you. They must be male and female. BSB BSB: And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.
20 GLT From the birds according to their kinds, and from the animals according to their kinds, from every moving creature of the ground according to its kind, two from every{ kind} will come to you to keep alive. BSB BSB: Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
21 GLT And you must take with you some of every food that is eaten and store it with you, and it will be food for you and for them.” BSB BSB: You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
22 GLT And Noah did{ that}; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did. BSB BSB: So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.