Genesis 6:8
New International Version
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

New Living Translation
But Noah found favor with the LORD.

English Standard Version
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

King James Bible
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

New King James Version
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

NASB 1995
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

NASB 1977
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
But Noah found favor in the eyes of Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
But Noah found favor and grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
Noah, however, found favor with the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Noah, however, found favor in the sight of the LORD.

American Standard Version
But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
But the LORD was pleased with Noah,

English Revised Version
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the LORD was pleased with Noah.

Good News Translation
But the LORD was pleased with Noah.

International Standard Version
The LORD was pleased with Noah, however.

Majority Standard Bible
Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.

NET Bible
But Noah found favor in the sight of the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
But Noah found favor in the sight of God.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

World English Bible
But Noah found favor in Yahweh’s eyes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Noe found grace before the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Yet truly, Noah found grace before the Lord.

New American Bible
But Noah found favor with the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
But Noah found favor in the sight of the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But Noah found mercy in the eyes of the LORD.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Noah found favor in the eyes of LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But Noe found grace before the Lord God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Noah's Favor with God
8Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD. 9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.…

Cross References
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

2 Peter 2:5
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;

Matthew 24:37-39
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Luke 17:26-27
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

1 Peter 3:20
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

Genesis 7:1
Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.

Genesis 8:1
But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.

Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

Genesis 5:29
And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”

Genesis 19:19
Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.

Exodus 33:17
So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”

Numbers 14:8
If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.

Psalm 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Proverbs 3:4
Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

Isaiah 54:9
“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.


Treasury of Scripture

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Genesis 19:19
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Exodus 33:12-17
And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight…

Psalm 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

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Genesis 6
1. The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath.
8. Noah finds grace.
9. His family line
14. The order, form, dimensions, and building of the ark.














But Noah
The introduction of Noah in this verse marks a pivotal moment in the Genesis narrative. The Hebrew name "Noah" (נֹחַ, Noach) is derived from the root נוּחַ (nuach), meaning "rest" or "comfort." This etymology is significant, as Noah is destined to bring a form of rest or relief to humanity amidst the impending judgment. In the broader scriptural context, Noah is a righteous man in a corrupt world, setting the stage for his role as a preserver of life and a precursor to the covenantal relationship between God and humanity.

found favor
The phrase "found favor" is translated from the Hebrew word חֵן (chen), which means "grace" or "favor." This is the first occurrence of the word in the Bible, highlighting its importance. In the conservative Christian perspective, this favor is not earned by Noah's deeds but is a manifestation of God's grace. It underscores the theological principle that God's grace is sovereign and unmerited, a theme that resonates throughout the entirety of Scripture, culminating in the New Testament with the grace offered through Jesus Christ.

in the eyes of the LORD
The expression "in the eyes of the LORD" signifies divine perception and approval. The Hebrew word for "eyes" (עֵינַיִם, enayim) often symbolizes insight and understanding. This phrase indicates that God, who sees all, recognizes Noah's righteousness amidst widespread corruption. The "LORD" here is the translation of the tetragrammaton YHWH (יהוה), the personal name of God, emphasizing His covenantal faithfulness and intimate involvement with His creation. This divine favor sets Noah apart, preparing him for his role in God's redemptive plan, which foreshadows the ultimate redemption through Christ.

(8) But Noah found grace.--This is the first place where grace is mentioned in the Bible, and with these words ends the Toldoth Adam. It has traced man from his creation until his wickedness was so great that the Divine justice demanded his punishment. But it concludes with words of hope. Jehovah's purpose was not extermination, but regeneration; and with Noah a higher and better order of things was to begin.

Verse 8. - But Noah found grace. Hen; the same letters as in Noah, but reversed (cf. Genesis 18:3; Genesis 39:4; 1 Kings 11:19). The present is the first occurrence of the word in Scripture. "Now for the first time grace finds a tongue to express its name" (Murphy); and it clearly signifies the same thing as in Romans 4, 5, Ephesians 2, Galatians 2, the gratuitous favor of God to sinful men.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Noah, however,
וְנֹ֕חַ (wə·nō·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5146: Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood

found
מָ֥צָא (mā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

favor
חֵ֖ן (ḥên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective

in the eyes
בְּעֵינֵ֥י (bə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

of the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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