Genesis 6:12 Go deeper

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'and he saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGod

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 6:12 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 3

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 6:12 word 4

וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 12:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 5

נִשְׁחָ֑תָהnish.Cha.tahit was corrupt

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

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)

Meaning: to ruin

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

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 6

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 7

הִשְׁחִ֧יתhish.Chit<it> had corrupted

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to ruin

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

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 8

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 9

בָּשָׂ֛רba.Sarflesh

Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320

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

Meaning: flesh

Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 10

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 11

דַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.Koway its

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8, Exodus 33:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 12

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 6:12 word 13

הָאָֽרֶץ\׃\ \סha.'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 6:12 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

And God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
looked	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
upon the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and saw that	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
it was corrupt	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
living creatures	→	בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
had corrupted	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
their ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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