Genesis 6:6–19

⁶the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth,^f and he was deeply grieved. ⁷Then the Lord said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I created, off the face of the earth, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.” ⁸Noah, however, found favor with the Lord.^g

GOD WARNS NOAH

⁹These are the family records^h of Noah. Noah was a righteous man,ⁱ blameless among his contemporaries;^j Noah walked with God.^{k 10}And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

¹¹Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness. ¹²God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.^{l 13}Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

¹⁴“Make yourself an ark of gopher^F wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside. ¹⁵This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.^{G 16}You are to make a roof,^H finishing the sides of the ark to within eighteen inches^I of the roof. You are to put a door in the side of the ark. Make it with lower, middle, and upper decks.

¹⁷“Understand that I am bringing a flood—floodwaters on the earth^m to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. ¹⁸But I will establish my covenant with you,ⁿ and you will enter the ark with your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives. ¹⁹You are also to bring into the ark two of all the living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.