Berean Standard Bible
“Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.”
Genesis 6 introduces the flood narrative. Humanity has multiplied, and the text now steps back to describe the moral state of the world just before God speaks to Noah.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
World English Bible (WEB)
The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
King James Version (KJV)
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the earth was evil in God's eyes and full of violent ways.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y corrompióse la tierra delante de Dios, y estaba la tierra llena de violencia.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Dios vio que la humanidad se había degenerado, y practicaba la violencia. La depravación llegó a tal extremo que un día Dios le dijo a Noé: «He decidido destruir a la humanidad, porque por su culpa hay mucha violencia y corrupción en la tierra. Sí, voy a destruir a toda la gente junto con lo que hay en el mundo.
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