Genesis 6:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 6:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 6:7 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 6:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground—man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky—for I am sorry that I have made them.””
Genesis 6:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 6:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them. ”
Genesis 6:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 6:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith, `I wipe away man whom I have prepared from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the heavens, for I have repented that I have made them.'”
Genesis 6:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 6:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said, I will destroy Man, whom I have created, from the earth — from man to cattle, to creeping things, and to fowl of the heavens; for I repent that I have made them. ”
Genesis 6:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 6:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore ye Lord said, I will destroy from the earth the man, whom I haue created, from man to beast, to the creeping thing, and to the foule of the heauen: for I repent that I haue made them.”
Genesis 6:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 6:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the ground—man and beast and creeping thing and birds of the heavens—for I regret my making them."”
Genesis 6:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 6:7 in Context — Genesis 6
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.
6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
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.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
What Does Genesis 6:7 Mean?
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