Now it came about, when mankind began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were ¹beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 3 Then the LORD said, “^aMy Spirit will not ¹remain with man forever, ^2bbecause he is also flesh; ³nevertheless his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The ^1aNephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of mankind, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that ^aevery intent of the thoughts of ¹their hearts was only evil continually. 6 So ^athe LORD was sorry that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was ^bgrieved ¹in His heart. 7 Then the LORD said, “^aI will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the land; mankind, and animals as well, and crawling things, and the birds of the sky. For ^bI am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But ^aNoah ^bfound favor in the eyes of the LORD.

9 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a ^arighteous man, ^1bblameless in his generation. Noah ^cwalked with God. 10 And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 Now the earth was ^acorrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was ^bfilled with violence. 12 And God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for ^1ahumanity had corrupted its way upon the earth.

13 Then God said to Noah, “^aThe end of ¹humanity has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of ²people; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth. 14 Make for yourself an ark of ¹gopher wood; you shall make the ark with compartments, and ²cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark shall be ¹three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a ¹window for the ark, and finish it to a ²cubit from ³the top; and put the door of the ark on the side; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 Now behold, ^aI Myself am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which there is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish. 18 But I will establish ^aMy covenant with you; and ^byou shall enter the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 ^aAnd of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 ^aOf the birds according to their kind, and of the animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. 21 As for you, take for yourself some of every ^afood that is edible, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and them.” 22 ^aSo Noah did these things; according to everything that God had commanded him, so he did.

Now it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were good in appearance; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 3 Then Yahweh said, “^aMy Spirit shall not ¹strive with man forever ^2bbecause he indeed is flesh; ³nevertheless his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The ^aNephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

5 Then Yahweh saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that ^aevery intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 ^aAnd Yahweh regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was ^bgrieved ¹in His heart. 7 And Yahweh said, “^aI will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the ¹sky; for ^bI regret that I have made them.” 8 But ^aNoah ^bfound favor in the eyes of Yahweh.

9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a ^arighteous man, ^1bblameless among those in his generations; Noah ^cwalked with God. 10 And Noah ¹became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 Now the earth was ^acorrupt before God, and the earth was ^bfilled with violence. 12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for ^aall flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

13 Then God said to Noah, “^aThe end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth. 14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and you shall ¹cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 Now this is how you shall make it: the length of the ark ¹300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. 16 You shall make a ¹window for the ark, and complete it to one ²cubit from ³the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 As for Me, behold ^aI am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall breathe its last. 18 But I will establish ^aMy covenant with you; and ^byou shall enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 ^aAnd of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 ^aOf the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. 21 As for you, take for yourself some of all ^afood which is edible, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be for food for you and for them.” 22 ^aThus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did.