God & Savior

Genesis 6:7

So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”
Genesis 6:7
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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)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה אֶמְחֶ֨ה אֶת־הָאָדָ֤ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֙אתִי֙ מֵעַל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה מֵֽאָדָם֙ עַד־בְּהֵמָ֔ה עַד־רֶ֖מֶשׂ וְעַד־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כִּ֥י נִחַ֖מְתִּי כִּ֥י עֲשִׂיתִֽם׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶמְחֶ֨ה'em.Cheh“I will wipe”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָחָה · “to wipe” · Strong's H4229A
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. הָאָדָ֤םha.'a.Dam“<the> humankind”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  6. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. בָּרָ֙אתִי֙ba.Ra.ti“I created”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּרָא · “to create” · Strong's H1254A
  8. מֵעַל֙me.'Al“from on”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei“[the] surface of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “surface” · Strong's H6440J
  10. הָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mah“the ground”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
  11. מֵֽאָדָם֙me.'a.Dam“from humankind”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  12. עַד־'ad-“unto”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  13. בְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.Mah“animal[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּהֵמָה · “animal” · Strong's H0929
  14. עַד־'ad-“unto”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  15. רֶ֖מֶשׂRe.mes“creeping thing[s]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫מֶשׂ · “creeping” · Strong's H7431
  16. וְעַד־ve.'ad-“and unto”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  17. ע֣וֹףof“[the] bird[s] of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עוֹף · “bird” · Strong's H5775
  18. הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  19. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  20. נִחַ֖מְתִּיni.Cham.ti“I regret”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָחַם · “relent” · Strong's H5162H
  21. כִּ֥יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  22. עֲשִׂיתִֽם׃'a.si.Tim“I have made them”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)