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Genesis 6

Gen. 6:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
looked
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
upon the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, and, behold, it was corrupt
shachath (Hebrew #7843)
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, X utterly, waste(-r).
Pronounce: shaw-khath'
Origin: a primitive root
; for all flesh
basar (Hebrew #1320)
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man
KJV usage: body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
Pronounce: baw-sawr'
Origin: from 1319
had corrupted
shachath (Hebrew #7843)
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, X utterly, waste(-r).
Pronounce: shaw-khath'
Origin: a primitive root
his way
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
upon the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
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Ministry on This Verse

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God.
Gen. 6:8• 8But Noah found favour in the eyes of Jehovah. (Gen. 6:8)
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Gen. 18:21• 21I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto, me; and if not, I will know. (Gen. 18:21)
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Job 33:27• 27He singeth before mortals, and saith,{HR}I sinned and perverted right, and it satisfied me not. (Job 33:27)
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Psa. 14:2• 2Jehovah hath looked down from heaven upon the sons of men{HR}To see if there were [one] acting wisely, seeking God. (Psa. 14:2)
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Psa. 33:13‑14• 13From the heavens Jehovah looked; he saw all the sons of men.
 14From the place of his dwelling he looked upon all the inhabitants of the earth, (Psa. 33:13‑14)
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Psa. 53:2‑3• 2God looked down from the heavens upon the sons of men{HR}To see if there were any understanding, seeking God.
 3Every one of them hath departed;{HR}Together they are become corrupt;{HR}There is none doing good,{HR}Not even one. (Psa. 53:2‑3)
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Prov. 15:3• 3In every place [are] the eyes of Jehovah,{HR}Keeping watch upon the evil and the good. (Prov. 15:3)
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Gen. 6:4‑5• 4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare to them. These [are] the heroes, mighty men who [were] of old, men of renown .
 5And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man [was] great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil continually . (Gen. 6:4‑5)
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Gen. 7:1,21• 1And Jehovah said to Noah, Go into the ark, thou and all thy house; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
 21And all flesh that moved upon the earth expired, bird and cattle and beast and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all mankind: (Gen. 7:1,21)
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Gen. 9:12,16‑17• 12And God said, This [is the] sign of the covenant which I set between me and between you and between every living soul that is with you for everlasting generations:
 16And the bow shall be in the clouds and I will look upon it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and between every living soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.
 17And God said to Noah, This [is the] sign of the covenant which I have established between me and between all flesh that is upon the earth. (Gen. 9:12,16‑17)
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Job 22:15‑17• 15Wilt thou keep to the old way{HR}Which men of iniquity trod,
 16Who were snatched away untimely:{HR}A flood was poured on their foundation;
 17Who were saying to God, Depart from us,{HR}And what could the Almighty do for them? (Job 22:15‑17)
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Luke 3:6• 6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. (Luke 3:6)
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1 Peter 3:19‑20• 19in [virtue of] which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison,
 20disobedient aforetime when the long-suffering of God was waiting in Noah's days, while an ark was being prepared, in which few, that is eight souls, were brought safe through water; (1 Peter 3:19‑20)
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2 Peter 2:5• 5and spared not an ancient world but preserved Noah an eighth, a preacher of righteousness, having brought a flood upon a world of ungodly ones; (2 Peter 2:5)
• But bad as the violence may have been, and it was great and prevalent everywhere, the corruption of the earth, and of all flesh in its way, we can read here at least as most of all odious in the eyes of God then. (“The Early Chapters of Genesis: Chapter 6:9-12” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its way on the earth.

W. Kelly Translation

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