Genesis 6

Sons of God and Daughters of Men

6When mankind began to multiply on the earth and daughters were born to them, ²the sons of God ^tsaw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives ^ufor themselves. ^v3And the Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain ^wwith ^xmankind forever, ^ybecause they are corrupt. ^zaTheir days will be 120 years.” ⁴The Nephilim ^bwere on the earth both in those days and afterward, when the sons of God came to the daughters of mankind, who bore children to them. They were the powerful men of old, the famous men.

Judgment Decreed

⁵When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time, ^c6the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, ^dand He was grieved in His heart. ⁷Then the Lord said, “I will wipe off from the face of the earth mankind, whom I created, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.” ⁸Noah, however, found favor in the sight of the Lord. ^e

God Warns Noah

⁹These are the family records ^fof Noah. Noah was a righteous man, ^gblameless among his contemporaries; ^hNoah walked with God. ⁱ¹⁰And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

¹¹Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness. ^j12God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth. ^k13Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness ^lbecause of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

¹⁴“Make yourself an ark of gopher ^mwood. 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. ⁿ¹⁶You are to make a roof, ^ofinishing the sides of the ark to within 18 inches ^pof 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 ^qto destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will die. ¹⁸But I will establish My covenant with you, ^rand 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. ²⁰Two of everything—from the birds according to their kinds, from the livestock according to their kinds, and from the animals that crawl on the ground according to their kinds—will come to you so that you can keep them alive. ²¹Take with you every kind of food that is eaten; gather it as food for you and for them.” ²²And Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him. ^s