Genesis 8:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”
Genesis 8:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 8:21 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 8:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake because the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth. I will never again strike every living thing, as I have done.”
Genesis 8:21 — World English Bible
Genesis 8:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done. ”
Genesis 8:21 — American Standard Version
Genesis 8:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, `I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man <FI>is<Fi> evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;”
Genesis 8:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 8:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah smelled the sweet odour. And Jehovah said in his heart, I will no more henceforth curse the ground on account of Man, for the thought of Man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will no more smite every living thing, as I have done. ”
Genesis 8:21 — Darby Translation
Genesis 8:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord smellled a sauour of rest, and the Lord said in his heart, I will hencefoorth curse the ground no more for mans cause: for the imagination of mans heart is euill, euen from his youth: neither will I smite any more all things liuing, as I haue done.”
Genesis 8:21 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 8:21 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma, and the Lord said in his heart, "I will not add to curse the ground again because of man, for the inclination of the heart of man is evil from his youth; and I will not add again to strike every living thing as I have done.”
Genesis 8:21 — The Living Sword
Genesis 8:21 in Context — Genesis 8
19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
What Does Genesis 8:21 Mean?
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