Genesis 8:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 8:21 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 →
וַיָּ֣רַח
rûwach
H7306
to smell
יְהוָה֮
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רֵ֣יחַ
rêyach
H7381
fragrance
הַנִּיחֹחַ֒
nîychôwach
H5207
soothing
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לִבּ֗וֹ
lêb
H3820
heart
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֹ֠סִף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
לְקַלֵּ֨ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
ע֤וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָֽאֲדָמָה֙
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
בַּעֲב֣וּר
ʻâbûwr
H5668
because of
הָֽאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
כִּ֠י
kîy
H3588
that
יֵ֣צֶר
yêtser
H3336
form
לֵ֧ב
lêb
H3820
heart
הָאָדָ֛ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
רַ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
מִנְּעֻרָ֑יו
nâʻûwr
H5271
youth
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֹסִ֥ף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
ע֛וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
לְהַכּ֥וֹת
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חַ֖י
chay
H2416
living
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשִֽׂיתִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh smelled the sweet savor. 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; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma, and Yahweh said in his heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of mankind, though the inclination of mankind’s hearts evil from their youth. And never again will I strike every living as I have done.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).