Genesis 6:8

But, Noah, had found favour in the eyes, of Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

In Context

7And Yahweh said—I must wipe off man whom I created from off the face of the ground, from man unto beast unto creeping thing, and unto the bird of the heavens,—for I am grieved that I made them.

9These, are the generations of Noah, Noah, was, a righteous man blameless, in his generations,—with God, did Noah walk.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:19Behold, I pray thee thy servant hath found favour in thine eyes, so that thou hast magnified thy lovingkindness which thou hast performed with me in keeping alive my soul.—But, I, cannot escape to the mountain, lest calamity overtake me so shall I die.

Psalms 84:11For, a sun and shield, is Yahweh God,—Grace and glory, will Yahweh give, He will not withhold what is good, from them who walk without blame.

Proverbs 3:4So find thou favour and good repute, in the eyes of God and man.

Proverbs 12:2A good man, obtaineth favour from Yahweh, but, a man of wicked devices, will he condemn.

Luke 1:30And the messenger said unto her—Do not fear, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God,—

Romans 4:4Now, unto him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned by way of favour but by way of obligation,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:7-8

Mankind Threatened with Destruction. ( b. c. 2469.) 6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And 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. Here is, I. God's resentment of man's wickedness. He did not see it as an unconcerned spectator, but as one injured and affronted by it; he saw it as a tender father sees… Read the whole commentary →

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