Genesis 6:11 Go deeper

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

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וַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥תva.ti.sha.Chetand <it> was corrupt

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNw3fs)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 13:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Genesis 6:11 word 1

הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 6:11 word 2

לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 6:11 word 3

הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 6:11 word 4

וַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'and <it> was filled

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNw3fs)

Meaning: to fill

Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Genesis 6:11 word 5

הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 6:11 word 6

חָמָֽס\׃cha.Masviolence

Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: violence

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16, Judges 9:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Genesis 6:11 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
was corrupt	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
in the sight	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
[and]	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
full	→	מָלֵא H4390 to fill
of violence	→	חָמָס H2555 violence

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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