Genesis 6:13

Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
Genesis 6:13
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֜ים לְנֹ֗חַ קֵ֤ץ כָּל־בָּשָׂר֙ בָּ֣א לְפָנַ֔י כִּֽי־מָלְאָ֥ה הָאָ֛רֶץ חָמָ֖ס מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְהִנְנִ֥י מַשְׁחִיתָ֖ם אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  3. לְנֹ֗חַle.No.ach“to Noah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from נֹחַ · “Noah” · Strong's H5146
  4. קֵ֤ץketz“[the] end of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קֵץ · “end” · Strong's H7093
  5. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. בָּשָׂר֙ba.Sar“flesh”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּשָׂר · “flesh” · Strong's H1320
  7. בָּ֣אba'“[is] coming”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “fulfill” · Strong's H0935M
  8. לְפָנַ֔יle.fa.Nai“<to> before me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  9. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. מָלְאָ֥הmal.'Ah“<it> is full”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
  11. הָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  12. חָמָ֖סcha.Mas“violence”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָמָס · “violence” · Strong's H2555
  13. מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.Hem“<from> because of them”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “because” · Strong's H6440I
  14. וְהִנְנִ֥יve.hi.Ni“and here [am] I”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  15. מַשְׁחִיתָ֖םmash.chi.Tam“about to destroy them”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁחַת · “to ruin” · Strong's H7843
  16. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  17. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)