Genesis 6

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1. 1As the human population grew and spread across the earth, daughters were born to them.
2. 2The sons of God noticed how beautiful these women were and married whichever ones they wanted.
3. 3Then the LORD said, "My spirit will not always contend with humans, for they are also flesh; their days will be 120 years."
4. 4There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward. When the sons of God came to the daughters of humans and had children by them, their children became the mighty men of old—men of renown.
5. 5God saw that the wickedness of humanity was great on the earth, and that every thought and desire in the human heart was only evil all the time.
6. 6The LORD was sorry he had ever made human beings. It broke his heart.
7. 7So the LORD said, "I will wipe out every human being I have created from the face of the earth — along with the animals, the birds, and everything that crawls on the ground. I regret making all of it."
8. 8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
9. 9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
10. 10Noah had three sons — Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11. 11God looked at the earth and saw how corrupt it had become. Violence was everywhere.
12. 12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
13. 13So God said to Noah, "The end of all living things has come, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am going to destroy them along with the earth."
14. 14Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and cover it inside and out with pitch.
15. 15And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.
16. 16Make a window for the ark, and finish it above within a cubit. Set the door of the ark in its side, and make it with lower, second, and third stories.
17. 17I am about to flood the earth with water and destroy every living thing under the sky that has breath in it. Everything on earth will die.
18. 18But I will establish my covenant with you; you will enter the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
19. 19Bring two of every kind of living creature into the boat with you, one male and one female, to keep them alive.
20. 20Two of every kind of bird, animal, and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
21. 21Also bring along enough food for your family and all the animals."
22. 22Noah did everything exactly as God told him.