Genesis — Chapter 6
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Verse 0
8. But Noe found grace before our Lord: 9. These are the generations of Noe: Noe was a iust and perfect man in his generations, he did walke with God. 10. And he begat three sonnes, Sem, Cham, & Iapheth. 11. And the earth was corrupted before God, and was replenished with iniquitie. 12. And when God had perceiued that the earth was corrupted (for al flesh had corrupted his way vpon the earth) 13. he said to Noe: The end of al flesh is come before me, the earth is replenished with iniquitie from the face of them, & I wil destroy them with the earth. 14. Make thee an arke of timber planke: cabinets shalt thou make in the arke, and shalt pitch it within, and without with bitume. 15. And thus shalt thou make it. The length of the Arke shal be three hundred cubitts: fiftie cubitts the breadth, and thirtie cubitts the height of it. 16. Thou shalt make a windowe in the arke, and in a cubit finish the toppe of it: and the dore of the arke thou shalt set at the side belowe, middle chambers, and third loftes shalt thou make in it. 17. Behold I wil bring the waters of a great floud vpon the earth, that I may destroy al flesh, wherin there is breath of life vnder heauen. Al thinges that are in the earth, shal be consumed: 18. and I wil establish my couenant with thee: and thou shalt enter into the arke, thou and thy sonnes, and thy wife, and the wiues of thy sonnes with thee. 19. And of al liuing creatures of al flesh, thou shalt bring payres into the arke, that they may liue with thee, of the male sexe, and the female. 20. Of foules according to their kind, and of beastes in their kind, & of al that creepeth on the earth according to their kind: payres of al sortes shal enter in with thee, that they may liue. 21. Thou shalt take therfore with thee of al meates, that may be eaten, and thou shalt lay them vp with thee: and they shal be meate for thee and them. 22. Noe therfore did al thinges, which God commanded him.
Verse 8
8. But Noe found grace before our Lord: 9. These are the generations of Noe: Noe was a iust and perfect man in his generations, he did walke with God. 10. And he begat three sonnes, Sem, Cham, & Iapheth. 11. And the earth was corrupted before God, and was replenished with iniquitie. 12. And when God had perceiued that the earth was corrupted (for al flesh had corrupted his way vpon the earth) 13. he said to Noe: The end of al flesh is come before me, the earth is replenished with iniquitie from the face of them, & I wil destroy them with the earth. 14. Make thee an arke of timber planke: cabinets shalt thou make in the arke, and shalt pitch it within, and without with bitume. 15. And thus shalt thou make it. The length of the Arke shal be three hundred cubitts: fiftie cubitts the breadth, and thirtie cubitts the height of it. 16. Thou shalt make a windowe in the arke, and in a cubit finish the toppe of it: and the dore of the arke thou shalt set at the side belowe, middle chambers, and third loftes shalt thou make in it. 17. Behold I wil bring the waters of a great floud vpon the earth, that I may destroy al flesh, wherin there is breath of life vnder heauen. Al thinges that are in the earth, shal be consumed: 18. and I wil establish my couenant with thee: and thou shalt enter into the arke, thou and thy sonnes, and thy wife, and the wiues of thy sonnes with thee. 19. And of al liuing creatures of al flesh, thou shalt bring payres into the arke, that they may liue with thee, of the male sexe, and the female. 20. Of foules according to their kind, and of beastes in their kind, & of al that creepeth on the earth according to their kind: payres of al sortes shal enter in with thee, that they may liue. 21. Thou shalt take therfore with thee of al meates, that may be eaten, and thou shalt lay them vp with thee: and they shal be meate for thee and them. 22. Noe therfore did al thinges, which God commanded him.