Genesis 6:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 6:3 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said, “My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; so his days will be one hundred twenty years.””
Genesis 6:3 — World English Bible
Genesis 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years. ”
Genesis 6:3 — American Standard Version
Genesis 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith, `My Spirit doth not strive in man--to the age; in their erring they <FI>are<Fi> flesh:' and his days have been an hundred and twenty years.”
Genesis 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not always plead with Man; for he indeed is flesh; but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. ”
Genesis 6:3 — Darby Translation
Genesis 6:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore the Lord saide, My Spirit shall not alway striue with man, because he is but flesh, and his dayes shalbe an hundreth and twentie yeeres.”
Genesis 6:3 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 6:3 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord said, "My spirit shall not contend with man forever, for he also is flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."”
Genesis 6:3 — The Living Sword
Genesis 6:3 in Context — 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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
What Does Genesis 6:3 Mean?
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