Genesis 6:8 — Meaning and Application

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“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”

Genesis 6:8

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

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. {both...: Heb. from man unto beast}

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

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

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

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Genesis 6:1

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

Genesis 6:2

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

Genesis 6:3

"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."

Genesis 6:4

"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."

Genesis 6:5

"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. {every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires} {continually: Heb. every day}"

Genesis 6:6

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

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