Genesis 6:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 6:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶמְחֶ֨ה
mâchâh
H4229
to wipe out
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאָדָ֤ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּרָ֨אתִי֙
bârâʼ
H1254
to create
מֵעַל֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
מֵֽאָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
בְּהֵמָ֔ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
רֶ֖מֶשׂ
remes
H7431
creeping things
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
ע֣וֹף
ʻôwph
H5775
bird
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
נִחַ֖מְתִּי
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
עֲשִׂיתִֽם
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Yahweh said, “I will wipe away mankind whom I created off the surface of the ground, both mankind and animals, and crawling creatures and the birds of the sky, because I am sorry that I made them.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).