GEN 6:9 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) This is the account of Noah: He was a man who obeyed God, blameless among the people of his time and he walked around with God.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεις Νῶε. Νῶε ἄνθρωπος δίκαιος, τέλειος ὢν ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ αὐτοῦ, τῷ Θεῷ εὐηρέστησε Νῶε.
(Hautai de hai geneseis Nōe. Nōe anthrōpos dikaios, teleios ōn en taʸ genea autou, tōi Theōi euaʸrestaʸse Nōe. )

BrTr And these are the generations of Noe. Noe was a just man; being perfect in his generation, Noe was well-pleasing to God.

ULT These are the generations of Noah: He was a righteous man. He was without blemish in his generation. Noah walked with God.

UST Here is more of the history about Noah and his descendants: Noah was a man who did what was right. Out of all the people living at that time, he was the only one whom God considered blameless, and he lived in a close relationship with God.

BSB § This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

OEB This is the story of Noah. Among the people of his time, Noah was righteous and wholehearted; Noah walked with God.

WEBBE This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless amongst the people of his time. Noah walked with God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET This is the account of Noah.
¶ Noah was a godly man; he was blameless
¶ among his contemporaries. He walked with God.

LSV These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; he has been perfect among his generations; Noah has habitually walked with God.

FBV This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was a man of integrity, living a moral life among the people of his time. He had a close relationship with God.

T4T This is why: Noah was a man who always acted in a righteous way. No one who lived at that time could criticize him about anything. Noah lived in close fellowship with God.

LEB These are the generations[fn] of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, without defect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

6:9 Or “family records”

BBE These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.

ASV These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.

DRA These are the generations of Noe: Noe was a just and perfect man in his generations, he walked with God.

YLT These [are] births of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; perfect he hath been among his generations; with God hath Noah walked habitually.

Drby This is the history of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect amongst his generations: Noah walked with [fn]God.

6.9 Elohim

RV These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.

Wbstr These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man, and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

KJB-1769 ¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.[fn]

6.9 perfect: or, upright

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a iust man, and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

6:9 Ecclus. 44 17. 2.pet. 2.5.

6:9 Or, vpright.

Bshps These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a iust man, and perfect in his generations: And Noah walked with God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a iust and vpright man in his time: and Noah walked with God.
(These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just and upright man in his time: and Noah walked with God. )

Cvdl This is ye generacion of Noe. Noe was a righteous and parfecte ma, and led a godly life in his tyme,
(This is ye/you_all generation of Noe. Noe was a righteous and parfecte ma, and led a godly life in his time,)

Wycl These ben the generaciouns of Noe. Noe was a iust man and perfit in hise generaciouns; Noe yede with God,
(These been the generations of Noe. Noe was a just man and perfit in his generations; Noe went with God,)

Luth Dies ist das Geschlecht Noahs: Noah war ein frommer Mann und ohne Wandel und führete ein göttlich Leben zu seinen Zeiten.
(This/These is the Geschlecht Noahs: Noah what/which a frommer man and without Wandel and führete a göttlich life to his Zeiten.)

ClVg Hæ sunt generationes Noë: Noë vir justus atque perfectus fuit in generationibus suis; cum Deo ambulavit.[fn]
(Hæ are generationes Noë: Noë man justus atque perfectus fuit in generationibus to_his_own; when/with Deo ambulavit. )

6.9 Nœ vir justus. Hic per actus suos significat Christum, qui ait Matth. 11: Discite a me quia mitis sum et humilis corde. Solus justus invenitur, cui propter justitiam suam septem homines donantur. Justus quoque Christus et perfectus, cui septem Ecclesiæ septiformi Spiritu illuminatæ in unam Ecclesia condonantur. Nœ per aquam et lignum liberatur, et familia ejus; sic familia Christi per baptismum et crucem. In generationibus suis. Quasi non consummatæ justitiæ, sed juxta generationem suam.

6.9 Nœ man justus. Hic through actus suos significat Christum, who he_said Matth. 11: Discite from me because mitis I_am and humilis corde. Solus justus invenitur, cui propter justitiam his_own seven homines donantur. Yustus too Christus and perfectus, cui seven Ecclesiæ septiformi Spiritu illuminatæ in unam Ecclesia condonantur. Nœ through waterm and lignum liberatur, and familia his; so familia of_Christ through baptismum and crucem. In generationibus to_his_own. Quasi not/no consummatæ justitiæ, but next_to generationem suam.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

אֵ֚לֶּה תּוֹלְדֹ֣ת נֹ֔חַ

these accounts Noaḩ

Some of Noah’s history has already been given in Gen 5:29, 32, and 6:8. What follows tells more about him. Alternate translation: “This is more of the record of Noah and his family:” or “What follows tells more about Noah and his family:”

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

נֹ֗חַ

Noaḩ

Consider whether it is better in your language to use a noun or a pronoun here to refer to Noah.

Note 2 topic: translate-key-terms

אִ֥ישׁ צַדִּ֛יק

(a)_man law-abiding/just

Alternate translation: “an good man.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תָּמִ֥ים הָיָ֖ה בְּ⁠דֹֽרֹתָ֑י⁠ו

entire/complete/moral it_became in=his/its=generations

The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “He alone was blameless/faultless in God’s eyes among his contemporaries.” or “Out of all the people living at that time, Noah/he was the only one whom God considered blameless.” or (2) “He had a blameless/spotless reputation among his contemporaries.” or “His contemporaries considered him to be a man of integrity.” The phrase without blemish is often used in the Bible to describe animals that have no defects. Here it is used as an idiom that means Noah was “blameless/faultless” in an ethical or moral sense, or that he had good integrity, but it does not mean that he was sinless. Consider whether your language has a similar idiom that would work well here. Also, the word generation refers here to people who lived during the same time period.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֶת הָֽ⁠אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ נֹֽחַ

DOM the=ʼElohīm he/it_walked_around Noaḩ

Consider whether or not it is best in your language to begin a new sentence here. See how you translated this idiom in Gen 5:22, 24. Alternate translation: “and he walked closely with God.” or “and he lived in a faithful relationship with God.”

Parallel GEN 6:9