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And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֣רְאvai.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 6:5 word 1

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 2

כִּ֥יkithat

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 6:5 word 3

רַבָּ֛הra.Bah[was] great

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 26:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 4

רָעַ֥תra.'At[the] evil of

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: distress: evil

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 5

הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam<the> humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 6

בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzon the 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 6:5 word 7

וְכָל\־ve.kholand every

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 6:5 word 8

יֵ֙צֶר֙ye.tzer<the> inclination of

Lemma: יֵ֫צֶר (ye.tser) · Strong's: H3336

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

Meaning: intention

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Deuteronomy 31:21, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 1 Chronicles 29:18, Psalms 103:14, Isaiah 26:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3336; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 9

מַחְשְׁבֹ֣תmach.she.Vot[the] thoughts of

Lemma: מַחֲשָׁבָה (ma.cha.sha.vah) · Strong's: H4284

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: plot

Used 56 times. Also: Exodus 31:4, Exodus 35:32, Exodus 35:33, Exodus 35:35, 2 Samuel 14:14, 1 Chronicles 28:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4284; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 10

לִבּ֔וֹli.Boheart his

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 11

רַ֥קrakonly

Lemma: רַק (raq) · Strong's: H7535

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: except

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 41:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7535; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 12

רַ֖עra'[was] evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 13

כָּל\־kol-every

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 6:5 word 14

הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yom<the> day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117J

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

Meaning: day: daily

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 39:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:19, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 29:38, Leviticus 23:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117J; TAHOT Genesis 6:5 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
the wickedness	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
of man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
[was] great	→	רַב H7227A many
upon the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and [that] every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
inclination	→	יֵ֫צֶר H3336 intention
of the thoughts	→	מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284 plot
of his heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
[was] altogether	→	רַק H7535 except
evil	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the time	→	יוֹם H3117J day: daily

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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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