| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1When mankind began to multiply on the earth and daughters were born to them, | 1Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them, |
| 2the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves. | 2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose. |
| 3And the LORD said, "My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt. Their days will be 120 years." | 3So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.” |
| 4The Nephilim were on the earth both in those days and afterward, when the sons of God came to the daughters of mankind, who bore children to them. They were the powerful men of old, the famous men. | 4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown. |
| 5When the LORD saw that man's wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time, | 5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. |
| 6the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. | 6And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. |
| 7Then the LORD said, "I will wipe off from the face of the earth mankind, whom I created, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky--for I regret that I made them." | 7So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.” |
| 8Noah, however, found favor in the sight of the LORD. | 8Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD. |
| 9These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God. | 9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God. |
| 10And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | 10And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
| 11Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness. | 11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence. |
| 12God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth. | 12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways. |
| 13Then God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth." | 13Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth. |
| 14Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside. | 14Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out. |
| 15This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. | 15And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. |
| 16You are to make a roof, finishing the sides of the ark to within 18 inches of the roof. You are to put a door in the side of the ark. Make it with lower, middle, and upper decks." | 16You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks. |
| 17Understand that I am bringing a flood--floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will die. | 17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish. |
| 18But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark with your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives. | 18But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. |
| 19You are also to bring into the ark two of all the living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. | 19And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. |
| 20Two of everything--from the birds according to their kinds, from the livestock according to their kinds, and from the animals that crawl on the ground according to their kinds--will come to you so that you can keep them alive. | 20Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive. |
| 21Take with you every kind of food that is eaten; gather it as food for you and for them." | 21You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.” |
| 22And Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him. | 22So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him. |
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