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Now it came about, when mankind began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

that the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not remain with man forever, because he is also flesh; nevertheless his days shall be 120 years."

And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of mankind, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

So the LORD was sorry that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Then the LORD said, "I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the land; mankind, and animals as well, and crawling things, and the birds of the sky. For I am sorry that I have made them."

And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord .

These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.

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

And God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for humanity had corrupted its way upon the earth.

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Then God said to Noah, "The end of humanity has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of people; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

"Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with compartments, and cover it inside and out with pitch.

Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

"This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

"You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and put the door of the ark on the side; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

"Now behold, I Myself am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which there is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

"But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall enter the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

"And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

"Of the birds according to their kind, and of the animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.

Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

"As for you, take for yourself some of every food that is edible, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and them."

And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

So Noah did these things; according to everything that God had commanded him, so he did.

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.