Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
8But Noah found favor in the eyes of LORD.
10And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Cross References
Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God he made him,
Genesis 5:24And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
Genesis 10:1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.
Genesis 48:15And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
2 Chronicles 15:17But the high places were not taken away out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:9-11
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord . 9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 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, v. 8 . This vindicates God's justice in his displeasure against the world, and… Read the whole commentary →