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Genesis 1-8 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 12:53, October 28, 2009
, 12:53, October 28, 2009→Chapter 6
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|And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
|And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
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|Eventually, when men began to populate the land, and many young women were born,
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|The [[Hebrew]] starts with the imperfect of "to exist," which is idiomatic for "eventually" here.
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|That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
|That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
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|the sons of God regarded these young women as beautiful, and took as many of them as they chose as brides.
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|Some commentators ([[Harold Camping]] among them) say that these "sons of God" were simply members of [[Seth]]'s line who married outside the true faith. But [[Jude]] (in the [[New Testament]]) says almost directly that these "sons of God" were fallen [[angels]] who thus produced a race of angel-human hybrids.
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|And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
|And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
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|The L<small>ORD</small> said, "My spirit shall not continue this quarrel with man forever, because indeed he is sinful flesh. I give him one hundred twenty years more."
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|[[God]] issues this warning 120 years before the [[Great Flood]]; see also [[Noah's Ark]].
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|There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
|There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
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|The Fallen Ones were abroad in the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God had relations with young human women, and these women bore children to them. These hybrids became strong men in ancient times, men of renown.
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|[[Moses]] might be talking about the Anakim, giant-sized inhabitants of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]] whom his twelve spies reported seeing. Whether [[Hercules]] was one of them is impossible to determine.
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|And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
|And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
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|[[God]] realized that the evil that man did in the earth was great, and that everything that he thought and imagined in his heart, every single day, was utterly evil.
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|And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
|And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
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|And the L<small>ORD</small> regretted that he had made man on the earth, and He was heartsick.
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|And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
|And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
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|The L<small>ORD</small> said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, off the face of the land—mankind and land animals and insect life and birds of the air—because I regret that I have made them."
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|Notice that God does not say here that he will destroy all marine life, and also that the word He actually uses means not merely to kill but to rub out, as if it never existed. Which is what the [[Great Flood]] did, to the extent that modern-day scoffers insist that it never occurred and cite a "lack of evidence," not realizing how complete a change the Great Flood made to the land.
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|But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
|But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
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|But [[Noah]] found favor in the sight of the L<small>ORD</small>.
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|These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
|These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
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|This is Noah's story: Noah was a just man, and the most wholesom man of his time, and Noah walked with God.
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|The two words translated "generations" in the [[KJV]] are radically different in meaning.
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|And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
|And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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|Noah was the father of three sons: [[Shem]], [[Ham]], and [[Japheth]].
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|That is, "name", "hot," and "opened." Yet the proper birth order is Japheth first, then Shem, then Ham.
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|The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
|The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
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|The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was an utterly violent world.
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|And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
|And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
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|Wherever God looked on the earth, He saw corruption, because all men had become thoroughly evil and corrupt.
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|All men, that is, except for Noah and his family.
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|And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
|And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
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|So God told Noah, "The end of all mankind has come before Me, because the earth is full of violence on their account. So look: I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
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|Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
|Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
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|Build for yourself an [[Noah's Ark|ark]] of gopher wood. Build nests in the ark, and coat it with pitch inside and out.
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|The [[Hebrew]] '''תבה''' (''tebah'') appears only here and in the story of [[Moses]] in the bulrushes. It probably means simply "lifeboat." The term '''עצי-גפר''' (''etsi-gopher'') never appears again in the [[Bible]] or any other literature (thus making it a [[hapax legomenon]]), and could mean a lost species of tree, an [[Antediluvian Civilizatoin|antediluvian]] composite, or a lost art of producing wood for shipbuilding. "Pitch" usually means "ransom" and its use here prefigures the ransom that [[Jesus Christ]] paid for mankind.<ref name=Lovett>Lovett T, ''Noah's Ark: Thinking Outside the Box'', Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2008.</ref>
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|And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
|And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
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|Build it this way:
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*Length: 300 [[cubit]]s.
*Beam: 50 cubits.
*Height: 50 cubits.
|This is probably the long cubit, at least 20 US Customary [[inch]]es long.<ref name=Lovett/>
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|A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
|A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
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|Set a skylight hatch in its top deck, with its hatch combing rising one cubit above deck level. Set the door of the ark in its side. Build it with lower, second, and third deck levels.
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|The Hebrew text does not specify a word for "deck levels," but merely says, "lower, second, and third." This usage suggests that the door was at the second deck level, perhaps midway up from the bottom.<ref name=Lovett/>
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|And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
|And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
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|Look: I Myself will bring a [[Great Flood|Flood]] of waters on the earth, to destroy all men and animals having the breath of life in them from under the sky. Everything in the earth will die.
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|But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
|But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
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|But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark, you, and your sons, and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
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|And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
|And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
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|And out of every living thing among all animals, you are to bring two of every sort into the ark, a male and a female, to keep them alive with you.
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|Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
|Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
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|Two of every [[Baraminology|created kind]] of bird, and every kind of livestock, and of every ground creeper, will come to you so that you can keep them alive.
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|And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
|And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
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|You will take with you samples of every kind of foodstuff, and gather it for yourself. This will be your food, and theirs."
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|Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
|Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
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|So Noah did all these things, exactly as God ordered him.
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==Chapter 7==
==Chapter 7==