Genesis 6:9
These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; he has been perfect among his generations; Noah has habitually walked with God.
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8And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.
10And Noah begets three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Cross References
Genesis 5:1This [is] an account of the generations of Adam. In the day of God’s creating man, in the likeness of God He has made him;
Genesis 5:24And Enoch habitually walks with God, and he is not, for God has taken him.
Genesis 10:1And these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and sons are born to them after the flood.
Genesis 48:15And he blesses Joseph and says, “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac habitually walked: God who is feeding me from my being to this day:
2 Chronicles 15:17yet the high places have not been removed from Israel; only, the heart of Asa has been perfect all his days.
Job 1:1There has been a man in the land of Uz—his name Job—and that man has been perfect and upright—both fearing God, and turning aside 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 →