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Andוַthe earthהָאָרֶץwas corruptתִּשָּׁחֵתbeforeלִפְנֵיElohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםandוַthe earthהָאָרֶץwas filledתִּמָּלֵאwith violence.חָמָס
Genesis 6:11
Study it in the app“And the earth was corrupt before Elohim, and the earth was filled with violence.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 6:11, word by word
- the earthאָרֶץarets
people
The people who live on the earth.
Where else “arets” appears- was corruptתִּשָּׁחֵתtishachet
corrupt
To spoil: to stop being useful, or to turn from good and become wicked.
Where else “tishachet” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- was filledתִּמָּלֵאtimale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “timale” appears- with violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears
The context
10And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 · This verse (above)
12And Elohim saw the earth, and look, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its way on the earth.
To study Genesis 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did YHWH see on the earth, and what did Elohim tell Noah to do (vv. 5, 13-14)?
2. What it means
Why does the text say Noah found favor in the eyes of YHWH (vv. 8-9)?
3. How I live it
What good thing can you keep doing steadily even if those around you do not understand it, as Noah did (v. 22)?