# Genesis 6.8-9
**Book:** [Genesis](/codex/genesis/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 6. And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7. And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
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> **8. But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah. 9. These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.**
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> 10. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11. And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. (Genesis 6:6-11, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 6. Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart. 7. 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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> **8. But Noah found favor in Yahweh’s eyes. 9. This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.**
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> 10. Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11. The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. (Genesis 6:6-11, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 6. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7. 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. both: Heb. from man unto beast
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> **8. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 9. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. perfect: or, upright**
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> 10. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11. The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. (Genesis 6:6-11, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 6. and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself, unto His heart. 7. And Jehovah saith, 'I wipe away man whom I have prepared from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast, unto creeping thing, and unto fowl of the heavens, for I have repented that I have made them.'
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> **8. And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah. 9. These [are] births of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; perfect he hath been among his generations; with God hath Noah walked habitually.**
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> 10. And Noah begetteth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11. And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled [with] violence. (Genesis 6:6-11, YLT)
## Setting
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._
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## Quoted in
**Arguments and defeaters:**
- [Flood Genocide Objection Defeater](/codex/flood-genocide-objection-defeater/)
**Concepts:**
- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [Genesis 6.8](/codex/genesis-6-8/)
**Lexicon:**
- [H2580 - chen](/codex/h2580-chen/), via [Genesis 6.8](/codex/genesis-6-8/)
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## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.