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Berean Standard Bible

“So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.””

Genesis 6:7

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Study note

The generation before the flood had filled the earth with violence, and Genesis 6:5-6 says God saw the wickedness and was deeply grieved. This verse records the decision that follows, spoken before Noah is introduced as the one who found favor.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said, I will take away man, whom I have made, from the face of the earth, even man and beast and that which goes on the earth and every bird of the air; for I have sorrow for having made them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo Jehová: Raeré los hombres que he criado de sobre la faz de la tierra, desde el hombre hasta la bestia, y hasta el reptil y las aves del cielo: porque me arrepiento de haberlos hecho.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Dios dijo: «Voy a borrar de la tierra todo lo que he creado, hombres, animales, reptiles y aves. ¡Lamento haberlos creado!».

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