6:1 When mankind¹ began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,² 6:2 the sons of God³ saw that their⁴ daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives from any that they chose. 6:3 So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not always protect⁵ mankind—his days will be a hundred and twenty years.”⁶

6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after this⁷) when the sons of God had sexual relations with⁸ the daughters of man⁹ and they gave birth to them.¹⁰ They were the mighty heroes¹¹ of old, the famous men.¹²

6:5 But the LORD saw¹³ that the wickedness of mankind had become great on the earth, and that every inclination¹⁴ of the thoughts ¹⁵ of their¹⁶ hearts was only evil¹⁷ all the time. 6:6 And the LORD was grieved¹⁸ that he had made mankind on the earth, and it brought pain¹⁹ to His heart. 6:7 So the LORD said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—everything from mankind to animals,²⁰ including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I am grieved that I have made them.”

6:8 But²¹ Noah found grace²² in the eyes of²³ the LORD.

6:9 This is the account of Noah.

Noah was a wholly righteous man in his generations.²⁴

He²⁵ walked with God. 6:10 Noah had²⁶ three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth.

6:11 The earth²⁷ had become corrupt²⁸ before²⁹ God; the earth was full of violence.³⁰ 6:12 And God saw the earth, and indeed³¹ it was corrupt, for all flesh³² had corrupted their ways on the earth. 6:13 So God said³³ to Noah, “The end of all flesh is coming³⁴ before me, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy³⁵ them and the earth. 6:14 Make³⁶ for yourself an ark of cypress³⁷ wood; make rooms in the ark; and cover³⁸ it with pitch inside and out. 6:15 This is how you will make it: the ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.³⁹ 6:16 Make a roof for the ark, and finish it leaving 18 inches⁴⁰ from the top.⁴¹ Put a door in the side of the ark, and make lower, middle and upper decks. 6:17 I am about to bring⁴² the flood of water⁴³on the earth to destroy⁴⁴ all flesh that is in it, every creature that has the breath of life,⁴⁵ from under the heavens. Everything that is on the earth will perish. 6:18 But I will establish⁴⁶ my covenant with you, and you must enter the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons wives with you. 6:19 You must bring into the ark two of every living creature from all flesh,⁴⁷ male and female, to keep them alive⁴⁸ with you. 6:20 Of the birds after their kinds, and of the cattle after their kinds, and of every creeping thing of the ground after their kinds, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.⁴⁹ 6:21 And you must take⁵⁰ for yourself every kind of food⁵¹ that is eaten,⁵² and gather it together;⁵³ it will be food for you and for them.⁵⁴

6:22 And Noah did according to all that God commanded him—he did indeed.⁵⁵