Genesis 6:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
lookedוַיַּ֧רְא
(vai·yar·)
7200: to seea prim. root
on the earth,הָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and behold,וְהִנֵּ֣ה
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
it was corrupt;נִשְׁחָ֑תָה
(nish·cha·tah;)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
for allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
fleshבָּשָׂ֛ר
(ba·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
had corruptedהִשְׁחִ֧ית
(hish·chit)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
their wayדַּרְכֹּ֖ו
(dar·kov)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
upon the earth.הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
looked
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
upon the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and behold it was corrupt
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
for all flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
had corrupted
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
his way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
upon the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.

International Standard Version
God looked at the earth, observing how corrupt its population had become, because the entire human race had corrupted itself.

NET Bible
God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God saw the world and how corrupt it was because all people on earth lived evil lives.

King James 2000 Bible
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
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