Genesis

Genesis 6:7

⁷So 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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will blot out	אֶמְחֶ֨ה	’em·ḥeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
man	הָאָדָ֤ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
whom	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have created	בָּרָ֙אתִי֙	bā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1254 shape, create
from	מֵעַל֙	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
every man	מֵֽאָדָם֙	mê·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
beast	בְּהֵמָ֔ה	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
crawling creature	רֶ֖מֶשׂ	re·meś	Noun - masculine singular	H7431 creeping things, moving things
and bird	ע֣וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I am grieved	נִחַ֖מְתִּי	ni·ḥam·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5162 be sorry, console
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have made them	עֲשִׂיתִֽם׃	‘ă·śî·ṯim	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zephaniah 1:3 · Psalm 37:20 · Romans 3:20–22 · Proverbs 16:4 · Jeremiah 12:3–4 · Psalm 24:1–2 · Proverbs 10:27 · Jeremiah 4:22–27 · Hosea 4:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.