Genesis 6:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
Genesis 6:11 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 6:117 words
וַתִּשָּׁחֵתwatišāḥētAnd decay
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
הָאֱלֹהִיםhāʾĕlōhîmThe God
וַתִּמָּלֵאwatimālēʾAnd fill
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
חָמָסḥāmāsViolence
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