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Genesis 6:11 — King James Version← Study notes

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.


Genesis 6:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 6:117 words
וַתִּשָּׁחֵתwatišāḥētAnd decay
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
הָאֱלֹהִיםhāʾĕlōhîmThe God
וַתִּמָּלֵאwatimālēʾAnd fill
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
חָמָסḥāmāsViolence
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַתִּשָּׁחֵתwatišāḥētAnd decay
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
הָאֱלֹהִיםhāʾĕlōhîmThe God
וַתִּמָּלֵאwatimālēʾAnd fill
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
חָמָסḥāmāsViolence

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