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Genesis 6:8 KJV
Genesis · chapter 6 · verse 8
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.Genesis 6:8 · King James Version
Genesis 6:8 in context
6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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- foundmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
- gracechêngraciousnessH2580 →
- NoahNôachNoach, the patriarch of the floodH5146 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
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We have here Noah distinguished from the rest of the world, and a peculiar mark of honour put upon him. 1. When God was displeased with the rest of the world, he favoured Noah: But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord, Gen 6:8.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-10