# Genesis 6.8

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**Book:** [Genesis](/codex/genesis/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## 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.**
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> 9. These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God. 10. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Genesis 6:6-10, 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.**
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> 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. 10. Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Genesis 6:6-10, 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. <sup>both: Heb. from man unto beast</sup>
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> **8. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.**
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> 9. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. <sup>perfect: or, upright</sup> 10. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Genesis 6:6-10, 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.**
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> 9. These [are] births of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; perfect he hath been among his generations; with God hath Noah walked habitually. 10. And Noah begetteth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Genesis 6:6-10, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Moses (traditional authorship) / narrator
- **Audience:** Israelite congregation post-Exodus
- **Location:** various ANE settings (Eden → Mesopotamia → Canaan → Egypt)
- **Time period:** events c. creation-c. 1800 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [H2580 - chen](/codex/h2580-chen/), *chen* (Strong's H2580). Also appears in: [Genesis 18.1-15](/codex/genesis-18-1-15/), [Genesis 19](/codex/genesis-19/), [Exodus 3](/codex/exodus-3/).
- [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/).

## 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.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Flood Genocide Objection Defeater](/codex/flood-genocide-objection-defeater/), via [Genesis 6.8-9](/codex/genesis-6-8-9/)

**Concepts:**

- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H2580 - chen](/codex/h2580-chen/)

**Passages:**

- [Ecclesiastes 9.11](/codex/ecclesiastes-9-11/)
- [Exodus 3](/codex/exodus-3/)
- [Genesis 18.1-15](/codex/genesis-18-1-15/)
- [Judges 6.11-24](/codex/judges-6-11-24/)
- [Proverbs 22.1](/codex/proverbs-22-1/)
- [Proverbs 5.18-20](/codex/proverbs-5-18-20/)
- [Zechariah 12](/codex/zechariah-12/)
- [Zechariah 4.7-9](/codex/zechariah-4-7-9/)

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