Genesis 6:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 6:3

The Wickedness and Judgment of Man

1 Now it came to pass, ^awhen men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they ^atook wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

3 And the Lord said, ^a“My Spirit shall not ^bstrive with man forever, ^cfor he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

4 There were¹ giants on the earth in those ^adays, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

5 Then¹ the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every ^aintent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil³ continually.

6 And ^athe Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and ^bHe was grieved in His ^cheart.

7 So the Lord said, “I will ^adestroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 6:3

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, My spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.

Amplified® Bible
Then the Lord said, My Spirit shall not forever dwell {and} strive with man, for he also is flesh; but his days shall yet be 120 years.

Contemporary English Version
Then the LORD said, "I won't let my life-giving breath remain in anyone forever. No one will live for more than one hundred twenty years."

Darby English Version
And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not always plead with Man; for he indeed is flesh; but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.

Good News Bible
Then the LORD said, "I will not allow people to live forever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer than 120 years."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."

New International Version
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal ; his days will be a hundred and twenty years."

New King James Version
And the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also consists of flesh; nevertheless his days shall number one hundred and twenty years."

Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD said, "My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for he is flesh, but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years."

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith, `My Spirit doth not strive in man -- to the age; in their erring they `are' flesh:' and his days have been an hundred and twenty years.

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