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Genesis 6
The Corruption of Mankind
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
¶
AndGOD
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
.
Genesis 6:6
And it repented
the LORD
that he had made
man
on the earth
,
and it grieved
him at
his heart
.
Genesis 6:7
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.
Genesis 6:8
But Noah
found
grace
in the eyes
of the LORD
.
Genesis 6:9
¶ These
are
the generations
of Noah
:
Noah
was a just
man
and
perfect
in his generations
,
and
Noah
walked
with God
.
Genesis 6:10
And Noah
begat
three
sons
,
Shem
,
Ham
,
and Japheth
.
Genesis 6:11
The earth
also was corrupt
before
God
,
and the earth
was filled
with violence
.
Genesis 6:12
And God
looked
upon the earth
,
and, behold, it was corrupt
;
for all flesh
had corrupted
his way
upon the earth
.
Genesis 6:13
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
.
Genesis 6:14
¶
Make
thee an ark
of gopher
wood
;
rooms
shalt thou make
in
the ark
,
and shalt pitch
it within
and without
with pitch
.
Genesis 6:15
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
.
Genesis 6:16
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.
Genesis 6:17
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
.
Genesis 6:18
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.
Genesis 6:19
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
.
Genesis 6:20
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
.
Genesis 6:21
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.
Genesis 6:22
Thus did
Noah
;
according to all that God
commanded
him, so did
he.