GEN 6:6 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἐνεθυμήθη ὁ Θεὸς, ὅτι ἐποίησε τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ διενοήθη.
(Kai enethumaʸthaʸ ho Theos, hoti epoiaʸse ton anthrōpon epi taʸs gaʸs, kai dienoaʸthaʸ. )

BrTr then God laid it to heart that he had made man upon the earth, and he pondered it deeply.

ULT So Yahweh was sorry that he had made mankind on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.

UST As a result, he regretted that he had made them to live on the earth, and he felt very sad.

BSB And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

OEB he was greatly grieved and regretted that he had made people on the earth.

WEBBE The LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.

LSV and YHWH regrets that He has made man in the earth, and He grieves Himself—to His heart.

FBV The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about it.

T4T Yahweh was sorry that he had made people.

LEB And Yahweh regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was grieved in his heart.[fn]

6:6 Literally “he was grieved to his heart”

BBE And the Lord had sorrow because he had made man on the earth, and grief was in his heart.

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JPS And it repented the LORD that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.

ASV And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

DRA It repented him that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with sorrow of heart,

YLT and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself — unto His heart.

Drby And Jehovah repented that he had made Man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.

RV And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Wbstr And the LORD repented that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

KJB-1769 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

KJB-1611 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieued him at his heart.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And it repented the Lord that he had made man vpon the earth, & he was touched with sorowe in his heart.
(And it repented the Lord that he had made man upon the earth, and he was touched with sorowe in his heart.)

Gnva Then it repented ye Lord, that he had made man in the earth, and he was sorie in his heart.
(Then it repented ye/you_all Lord, that he had made man in the earth, and he was sorie in his heart. )

Cvdl it repented him, that he had made man vpon the earth, and he sorowed in his hert,
(it repented him, that he had made man upon the earth, and he sorowed in his heart,)

Wycl and repentide him that he hadde maad man in erthe; and God was war bifore ayens tyme to comyng, and was touchid with sorewe of herte with ynne;
(and repentide him that he had made man in earth; and God was war before against time to commong, and was touchid with sorrow of heart within;)

Luth da reuete es ihn, daß er die Menschen gemacht hatte auf Erden, und es bekümmerte ihn in seinem Herzen,
(da reuete it him/it, that he the Menschen made had on earthn, and it bekümmerte him/it in his hearts,)

ClVg pœnituit eum quod hominum fecisset in terra. Et tactus dolore cordis intrinsecus,[fn]
(pœnituit him that of_men fecisset in terra. And tactus dolore cordis intrinsecus, )

6.6 Pœnituit eum quia, etc. GREG., Moral. lib. 5. Plerumque in sacro eloquio sapientes Dei consilium trahunt a sapientibus sæculi. Sic nunc, pro utilitate hominis, vocem in se passionis humanæ ipse conditor hominum sumit, cum constet quia qui cuncta, priusquam venerint, conspicit, nihil fecerit quod pœnitendo resipiscat. Ut ergo mirum non est, si spirituales plerumque utantur verbis carnalium, sic neque mirandum si ipse creator omnium, ut carnem pertrahat ad intellectum suum, in seipso carnis sermonem servet vel sumat.

6.6 Pœnituit him quia, etc. GREG., Moral. lib. 5. Plerumque in sacro eloquio sapientes of_God consilium trahunt from sapientibus sæculi. So nunc, for utilitate of_man, vocem in se passionis humanæ exactly_that/himself conditor of_men sumit, when/with constet because who cuncta, first/beforequam venerint, conspicit, nihil fecerit that pœnitendo resipiscat. Ut therefore mirum not/no it_is, when/but_if spirituales plerumque utantur verbis carnalium, so nor mirandum when/but_if exactly_that/himself creator omnium, as carnem pertrahat to intellectum his_own, in seipso carnis conversation servet or sumat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יִּנָּ֣חֶם יְהוָ֔ה

and=he/it_sighed/regretted YHWH

Alternate translation: “As a result, Yahweh regretted” or “Yahweh regretted”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

כִּֽי עָשָׂ֥ה אֶת הָֽ⁠אָדָ֖ם

that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_made DOM the=humankind

See how you translated mankind in verses 1, 3, and 5, and consider whether or not it is best to use a pronoun (“them”) here in your language. Alternate translation: “that he had created them” or “that he had created human beings”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּתְעַצֵּ֖ב אֶל לִבּֽ⁠וֹ

and=he/it_was_worried/pained to/towards his/its=heart

Consider whether your language has a similar idiom that would fit well here. Alternate translation: “and his heart was filled with pain” or “and he was very sad”

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