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href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6#h=54:0-55:0"><span class="altsize">5-8</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Noah commissioned to build an ark <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6#h=55:0-58:0"><span class="altsize">9-16</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>God proclaims the coming of the Flood <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6#h=58:0-60:0"><span class="altsize">17-22</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-1" data-section-citation="001006001001006001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:1</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p555" data-pid="555" class="se"></p> <p id="p556" data-pid="556" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/829/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 973-974</a></p> <p id="p557" data-pid="557" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p111" data-pid="111" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/109/0">it-1 974;</a></p> <p id="p112" data-pid="112" class="sx"></p> <p id="p121" data-pid="121" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/119/0">hs 68-69;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/119/2"> w73 180-181;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/119/4"> w72 316,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/119/6"> 427,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/119/8"> 651-652;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/119/10"> ad 668;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/119/11"> w65 589;</a><span class="ni"> tf 133;</span><span class="ni"> w34 261;</span><span class="ni"> w31 334</span></p> <p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-2" data-section-citation="001006002001006002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:2</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-46"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p513" data-pid="513">A Hebrew idiom that refers to angelic sons of God.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/120" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-121"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 1:6; 38:7; 2Pe 2:4; Jude 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-121" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-121" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p557" data-pid="557" class="se"></p> <p id="p558" data-pid="558" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/830/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 107,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/831/0"> 612,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/832/0"> 973-974,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/833/0"> 1001</a></p> <p id="p559" data-pid="559" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/834/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 343,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/835/0"> 492,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/836/0"> 996-997</a></p> <div id="p560" data-pid="560"><p data-pid="560" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/837/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="560" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/837/0">6/15/2013, p. 22</a></p><p data-pid="560" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/838/0">4/15/2010, p. 20</a></p><p data-pid="560" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/839/0">6/1/2008, p. 5</a></p><p data-pid="560" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/840/0">6/1/2007, p. 5</a></p><p data-pid="560" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/841/0">4/15/2000, p. 27</a></p><p data-pid="560" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/842/0">6/15/1997, p. 15</a></p><p data-pid="560" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/843/0">4/15/1990, pp. 11-12</a></p> </div><p id="p561" data-pid="561" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/844/0"><em>Live Forever,</em> p. 93</a></p> <p id="p562" data-pid="562" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p112" data-pid="112" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/0">it-1 107,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/2"> 612,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/4"> 974,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/6"> 1001;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/8"> it-2 343,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/10"> 492,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/12"> 996-997;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/14"> w13 6/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/16"> w10 4/15 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/18"> w08 6/1 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/20"> w07 6/1 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/22"> w00 4/15 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/24"> w97 6/15 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/26"> w90 4/15 11-12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/110/28"> pe 93;</a></p> <p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="sx"></p> <p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/0">su 46-47;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/2"> w83 6/1 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/4"> tr 58-59;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/6"> w80 8/15 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/8"> dt 18-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/10"> w79 4/1 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/12"> us 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/14"> hs 68-69;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/16"> g76 5/22 27-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/19"> g76 9/8 21-22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/21"> po 71-72;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/24"> w73 180-181;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/26"> g73 6/8 7,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/28"> 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/30"> w72 316,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/32"> 427,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/34"> 651;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/36"> w71 509;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/38"> w71 607;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/40"> ad 668,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/41"> 688,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/42"> 1220;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/43"> g71 5/22 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/45"> w68 709;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/46"> w65 581,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/47"> 589;</a><span class="ni"> im 166;</span><span class="ni"> g65 5/8 24;</span><span class="ni"> g64 10/8 19;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/51"> w63 292;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/52"> w62 600;</a><span class="ni"> wr 56;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/54"> w61 704;</a><span class="ni"> ns 55;</span><span class="ni"> pa 38;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/120/57"> w55 574;</a><span class="ni"> dh 65;</span><span class="ni"> nh 92;</span><span class="ni"> rm 70;</span><span class="ni"> w49 125;</span><span class="ni"> w44 188;</span><span class="ni"> w43 122;</span><span class="ni"> tf 133;</span><span class="ni"> w40 108;</span><span class="ni"> w37 164;</span><span class="ni"> en 38;</span><span class="ni"> g35 4/24 476;</span><span class="ni"> w34 261;</span><span class="ni"> an 12;</span><span class="ni"> w31 334;</span><span class="ni"> w30 298</span></p> <p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-3" data-section-citation="001006003001006003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-47"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p514" data-pid="514">Or “because he acts according to the flesh.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/121" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-122"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:4; 1Pe 3:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-122" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-122" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/122" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-123"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Pe 3:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-123" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-123" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p562" data-pid="562" class="se"></p> <p id="p563" data-pid="563" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/845/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 358</a></p> <p id="p564" data-pid="564" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/846/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 507,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/847/0"> 1018</a></p> <div id="p565" data-pid="565"><p data-pid="565" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/848/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="565" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/848/0">4/15/2012, pp. 22-23</a></p><p data-pid="565" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/849/0">12/15/2010, pp. 30-31</a></p><p data-pid="565" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/850/0">12/15/2003, p. 15</a></p><p data-pid="565" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/851/0">11/1/2001, pp. 9-10</a></p><p data-pid="565" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/852/0">8/15/1999, p. 16</a></p><p data-pid="565" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/853/0">9/15/1998, pp. 10-11</a></p> </div><p id="p566" data-pid="566" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/111/0">it-1 358;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/111/2"> it-2 507,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/111/4"> 1018;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/111/6"> w12 4/15 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/111/8"> w10 12/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/111/10"> w03 12/15 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/111/12"> w01 11/1 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/111/14"> w99 8/15 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/111/16"> w98 9/15 10-11;</a></p> <p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="sx"></p> <p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/121/0">hs 68-69;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/121/2"> w74 663;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/121/4"> po 73;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/121/6"> ad 1230,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/121/7"> 1542;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/121/8"> w65 415;</a><span class="ni"> ns 53;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/121/10"> w57 319;</a><span class="ni"> nh 92;</span><span class="ni"> rm 70;</span><span class="ni"> w44 184;</span><span class="ni"> en 42-43;</span><span class="ni"> w34 262;</span><span class="ni"> an 15,</span><span class="ni"> 18;</span><span class="ni"> w31 140</span></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-4" data-section-citation="001006004001006004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:4</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-48"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p515" data-pid="515">Possibly meaning “The Fellers,” that is, those who cause others to fall down. See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/2/0">Glossary</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p566" data-pid="566" class="se"></p> <p id="p567" data-pid="567" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/854/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 133</a></p> <p id="p568" data-pid="568" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/855/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 612,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/856/0"> 973-974,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/857/0"> 1001</a></p> <p id="p569" data-pid="569" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/858/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 491-493,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/859/0"> 996-997,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/860/0"> 1068</a></p> <div id="p570" data-pid="570"><p data-pid="570" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/861/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="570" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/861/0">8/1/2013, p. 12</a></p><p data-pid="570" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/862/0">6/15/2013, p. 22</a></p><p data-pid="570" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/863/0">4/1/2013, pp. 12-13</a></p><p data-pid="570" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/864/0">6/1/2008, p. 5</a></p><p data-pid="570" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/865/0">6/1/2007, p. 5</a></p><p data-pid="570" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/866/0">11/15/2001, pp. 28-29</a></p><p data-pid="570" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/867/0">4/15/2000, pp. 27-28</a></p><p data-pid="570" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/868/0">6/15/1997, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p571" data-pid="571" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/869/0"><em>Imitate,</em> p. 18</a></p> <p id="p572" data-pid="572" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/870/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> pp. 14-15</a></p> <p id="p573" data-pid="573" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/871/0"><em>Live Forever,</em> p. 94</a></p> <p id="p574" data-pid="574" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/0">ijwbq article 133;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/2"> it-1 612,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/4"> 974,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/6"> 1001;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/8"> it-2 491-493,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/10"> 996-997,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/12"> 1068;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/14"> w13 4/1 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/16"> w13 6/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/18"> w13 8/1 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/20"> ia 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/22"> w08 6/1 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/24"> w07 6/1 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/26"> w01 11/15 28-29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/28"> w00 4/15 27-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/30"> w97 6/15 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/32"> si 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/112/34"> pe 94;</a></p> <p id="p115" data-pid="115" class="sx"></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/0">su 46-47;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/2"> w83 7/15 17-18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/5"> g83 10/8 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/7"> w80 8/15 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/9"> dt 18-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/11"> w78 10/1 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/13"> po 73-74;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/15"> w73 485;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/17"> w72 316,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/19"> 651;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/21"> w71 509;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/23"> ad 668,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/24"> 688,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/25"> 1219;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/26"> w65 581;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/27"> w64 55;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/28"> w62 600;</a><span class="ni"> wr 56;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/30"> w61 497,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/31"> 704;</a><span class="ni"> ns 55;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/33"> w55 575;</a><span class="ni"> dh 67;</span><span class="ni"> nh 92;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/122/36"> w51 702;</a><span class="ni"> rm 70;</span><span class="ni"> w49 125;</span><span class="ni"> w48 218;</span><span class="ni"> w44 189;</span><span class="ni"> w43 110,</span><span class="ni"> 123;</span><span class="ni"> tf 130,</span><span class="ni"> 133;</span><span class="ni"> w40 39,</span><span class="ni"> 109;</span><span class="ni"> rg 25;</span><span class="ni"> w37 164;</span><span class="ni"> en 40;</span><span class="ni"> g35 4/24 476;</span><span class="ni"> w34 263;</span><span class="ni"> w31 171,</span><span class="ni"> 334;</span><span class="ni"> w30 298</span></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-5" data-section-citation="001006005001006005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/123" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-124"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 8:21; Jer 17:9; Mt 15:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-124" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-124" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p574" data-pid="574" class="se"></p> <p id="p575" data-pid="575" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/872/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 855</a></p> <div id="p576" data-pid="576"><p data-pid="576" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/873/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="576" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/873/0">3/22/2002, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p577" data-pid="577" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p115" data-pid="115" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/113/0">it-1 855;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/113/2"> g02 3/22 30;</a></p> <p id="p116" data-pid="116" class="sx"></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/123/0">g83 10/8 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/123/2"> w77 657-659;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/123/4"> go 181;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/123/6"> po 74;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/123/9"> w73 485;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/123/11"> ad 597;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/123/12"> w61 238,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/123/13"> 394;</a><span class="ni"> w41 148;</span><span class="ni"> en 46;</span><span class="ni"> an 26</span></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-6" data-section-citation="001006006001006006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-49"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p516" data-pid="516">Or “was grieved.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-50"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p517" data-pid="517">Or “and he felt hurt at his heart.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/124" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-125"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 78:40, 41</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-125" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-125" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p577" data-pid="577" class="se"></p> <p id="p578" data-pid="578" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/874/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 86</a></p> <p id="p579" data-pid="579" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/875/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1059</a></p> <p id="p580" data-pid="580" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/876/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 776</a></p> <div id="p581" data-pid="581"><p data-pid="581" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/877/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="581" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/877/0">5/15/2004, p. 5</a></p><p data-pid="581" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/878/0">1/1/2004, p. 29</a></p><p data-pid="581" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/879/0">4/15/1998, p. 7</a></p><p data-pid="581" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/880/0">7/1/1992, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="581" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/881/0">4/15/1990, p. 12</a></p> </div><p id="p582" data-pid="582" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p116" data-pid="116" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/114/0">ijwbq article 86;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/114/2"> it-1 1059;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/114/4"> it-2 776;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/114/6"> w04 1/1 29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/114/8"> w04 5/15 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/114/10"> w98 4/15 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/114/12"> w92 7/1 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/114/14"> w90 4/15 12;</a></p> <p id="p117" data-pid="117" class="sx"></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/0">w83 6/15 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/2"> w77 81;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/4"> w77 657;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/6"> lp 96;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/8"> g77 3/22 27-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/10"> po 74;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/12"> ad 731,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/13"> 1389;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/14"> w70 287-288;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/16"> w63 262;</a><span class="ni"> g60 2/22 27;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/124/18"> w54 190;</a><span class="ni"> w44 189;</span><span class="ni"> en 42;</span><span class="ni"> w34 265;</span><span class="ni"> an 26</span></p> <p id="p127" data-pid="127" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-7" data-section-citation="001006007001006007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:7</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p582" data-pid="582" class="se"></p> <div id="p583" data-pid="583"><p data-pid="583" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/882/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="583" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/882/0">4/15/1998, p. 7</a></p> </div><p id="p584" data-pid="584" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p117" data-pid="117" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/115/0">w98 4/15 7;</a></p> <p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="sx"></p> <p id="p127" data-pid="127" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/125/0">po 74;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/125/2"> w70 287-288;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/125/4"> w62 57;</a><span class="ni"> g60 2/22 27;</span><span class="ni"> en 43;</span><span class="ni"> w34 265</span></p> <p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-8" data-section-citation="001006008001006008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:8</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p584" data-pid="584" class="se"></p> <div id="p585" data-pid="585"><p data-pid="585" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/883/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="585" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/883/0">10/1/1989, pp. 11,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/884/0"> 13-14</a></p> </div><p id="p586" data-pid="586" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/116/0">w89 10/1 11,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/116/2"> 13-14;</a></p> <p id="p119" data-pid="119" class="sx"></p> <p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 57;</span><span class="ni"> w43 110;</span><span class="ni"> en 43</span></p> <p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-9" data-section-citation="001006009001006009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-51"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p518" data-pid="518">Or “blameless.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-52"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p519" data-pid="519">Lit., “his generations.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/125" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-126"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:1; Eze 14:14; Heb 11:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-126" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-126" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/126" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-127"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Pe 2:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-127" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-127" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p586" data-pid="586" class="se"></p> <p id="p587" data-pid="587" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/885/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 220,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/886/0"> 817,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/887/0"> 847,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/888/0"> 919-920</a></p> <p id="p588" data-pid="588" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/889/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 507,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/890/0"> 604-605</a></p> <div id="p589" data-pid="589"><p data-pid="589" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/891/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="589" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/891/0">No. 1 2017, p. 11</a></p> </div><div id="p590" data-pid="590"><p data-pid="590" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/892/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="590" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/892/0">4/1/2013, p. 12</a></p><p data-pid="590" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/893/0">6/1/2008, pp. 5-6</a></p><p data-pid="590" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/894/0">9/1/2005, pp. 18-20</a></p><p data-pid="590" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/895/0">11/15/2001, p. 29</a></p><p data-pid="590" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/896/0">12/15/1998, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="590" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/897/0">11/15/1998, p. 10</a></p><p data-pid="590" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/898/0">9/15/1998, p. 23</a></p><p data-pid="590" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/899/0">6/1/1998, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="590" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/900/0">10/1/1989, p. 11</a></p> </div><p id="p591" data-pid="591" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/901/0"><em>Imitate,</em> p. 17</a></p> <p id="p592" data-pid="592" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/902/0"><em>True Peace,</em> p. 90</a></p> <p id="p593" data-pid="593" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p119" data-pid="119" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/0">it-1 220,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/2"> 817,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/4"> 847,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/6"> 919-920;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/8"> it-2 507,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/10"> 604-605;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/12"> wp17.1 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/14"> w13 4/1 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/16"> ia 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/18"> w08 6/1 5-6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/20"> w05 9/1 18-20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/23"> w01 11/15 29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/25"> w98 6/1 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/27"> w98 9/15 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/29"> w98 11/15 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/31"> w98 12/15 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/33"> w89 10/1 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/117/35"> tp 90;</a></p> <p id="p120" data-pid="120" class="sx"></p> <p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/0">w83 10/1 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/2"> gh 80;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/4"> w74 150;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/6"> w74 664;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/8"> po 71;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/10"> tp73 93-94;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/12"> w72 699;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/14"> w71 565-566;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/17"> ad 166,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/18"> 1288;</a><span class="ni"> g65 6/22 27-28;</span><span class="ni"> g64 10/8 29;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/21"> w63 105;</a><span class="ni"> bf 20;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/23"> w61 238,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/24"> 396;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/127/25"> w51 549;</a><span class="ni"> w48 200,</span><span class="ni"> 202;</span><span class="ni"> w46 103;</span><span class="ni"> w43 110;</span><span class="ni"> tf 134;</span><span class="ni"> w42 232;</span><span class="ni"> w41 147;</span><span class="ni"> w31 171</span></p> <p id="p130" data-pid="130" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-10" data-section-citation="001006010001006010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/127" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-128"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 5:32</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-128" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-128" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-11" data-section-citation="001006011001006011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:11</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p593" data-pid="593" class="se"></p> <div id="p594" data-pid="594"><p data-pid="594" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/903/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="594" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/903/0">1/1/2013, p. 5</a></p><p data-pid="594" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/904/0">12/15/2003, pp. 16-17</a></p><p data-pid="594" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/905/0">1/1/1986, pp. 10-11</a></p> </div><p id="p595" data-pid="595" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p120" data-pid="120" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/118/0">w13 1/1 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/118/3"> w03 12/15 16-17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/118/5"> w86 1/1 11;</a></p> <p id="p121" data-pid="121" class="sx"></p> <p id="p130" data-pid="130" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/128/0">w78 10/1 4,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/128/2"> 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/128/4"> w72 651;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/128/6"> g71 4/22 23;</a><span class="ni"> nh 94;</span><span class="ni"> w31 171</span></p> <p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-12" data-section-citation="001006012001006012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:12</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-53"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p520" data-pid="520">Or “people.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/128" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-129"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Re 11:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-129" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-129" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/129" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-130"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 24:37-39; 2Pe 2:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-130" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-130" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p595" data-pid="595" class="se"></p> <div id="p596" data-pid="596"><p data-pid="596" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/906/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="596" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/906/0">1/1/1986, pp. 10-11</a></p> </div><p id="p597" data-pid="597" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p121" data-pid="121" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/119/0">w86 1/1 11;</a></p> <p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sx"></p> <p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/129/0">g71 4/22 23;</a><span class="ni"> nh 94;</span><span class="ni"> w41 150;</span><span class="ni"> an 28;</span><span class="ni"> w31 171</span></p> <p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-13" data-section-citation="001006013001006013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/130" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-131"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-131" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-131" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/130/0">w72 651;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/130/2"> g71 4/22 23;</a><span class="ni"> pa 39;</span><span class="ni"> rm 77;</span><span class="ni"> w41 148;</span><span class="ni"> w34 265;</span><span class="ni"> w31 141,</span><span class="ni"> 172</span></p> <p id="p133" data-pid="133" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-14" data-section-citation="001006014001006014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:14</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-54"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p521" data-pid="521">Lit., “a chest”; a large vessel.</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-55"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p522" data-pid="522">Or “pitch.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/131" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-132"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-132" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-132" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/132" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-133"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 14:10; Ex 2:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-133" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-133" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p597" data-pid="597" class="se"></p> <p id="p598" data-pid="598" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/907/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 157-158,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/908/0"> 164,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/909/0"> 337</a></p> <p id="p599" data-pid="599" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/910/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 494,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/911/0"> 782</a></p> <div id="p600" data-pid="600"><p data-pid="600" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/912/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="600" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/912/0">1/2007, p. 20</a></p><p data-pid="600" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/913/0">11/8/2003, p. 3</a></p><p data-pid="600" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/914/0">10/8/2003, pp. 24,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/915/0"> 26</a></p> </div><p id="p601" data-pid="601" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/120/0">it-1 158,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/120/2"> 164,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/120/4"> 337;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/120/6"> it-2 494,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/120/8"> 782;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/120/10"> g 1/07 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/120/12"> g03 10/8 24,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/120/14"> 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/120/16"> g03 11/8 3;</a></p> <p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sx"></p> <p id="p133" data-pid="133" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/131/0">ad 120,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/131/1"> 238,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/131/2"> 406,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/131/3"> 1221;</a><span class="ni"> is 42;</span><span class="ni"> g68 10/22 14;</span><span class="ni"> g63 5/22 21</span></p> <p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-15" data-section-citation="001006015001006015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:15</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-56"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p523" data-pid="523">A cubit equaled 44.5 cm (17.5 in.). See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1">App. B14</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p601" data-pid="601" class="se"></p> <p id="p602" data-pid="602" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/916/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 156</a></p> <p id="p603" data-pid="603" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/917/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 157-158,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/918/0"> 164</a></p> <div id="p604" data-pid="604"><p data-pid="604" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/919/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="604" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/919/0">1/2007, pp. 20-21</a></p><p data-pid="604" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/920/0">2/8/1997, p. 27</a></p> </div><p id="p605" data-pid="605" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/121/0">ijwbq article 156;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/121/3"> it-1 158,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/121/5"> 164;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/121/7"> g 1/07 20-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/121/10"> g97 2/8 27;</a></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sx"></p> <p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/132/0">g79 6/8 20-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/132/3"> w74 380;</a><span class="ni"> is 42;</span><span class="ni"> g68 10/22 14;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/132/7"> w60 171;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/132/8"> w55 240;</a><span class="ni"> g51 12/22 13</span></p> <p id="p135" data-pid="135" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-16" data-section-citation="001006016001006016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:16</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-57"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p524" data-pid="524">Hebrew, <em>tsoʹhar.</em> Another view is that the <em>tsoʹhar</em> refers to a roof with a one-cubit pitch, or incline, rather than an opening for light or a window.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/133" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-134"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-134" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-134" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p605" data-pid="605" class="se"></p> <p id="p606" data-pid="606" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/921/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 157-158,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/922/0"> 164</a></p> <div id="p607" data-pid="607"><p data-pid="607" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/923/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="607" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/923/0">1/2007, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p608" data-pid="608" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/122/0">it-1 158,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/122/2"> 164;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/122/4"> g 1/07 20;</a></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sx"></p> <p id="p135" data-pid="135" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/133/0">g79 6/8 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/133/2"> ad 120;</a><span class="ni"> g68 10/22 14;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/133/4"> w59 480;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/133/5"> w55 240</a></p> <p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-17" data-section-citation="001006017001006017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:17</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-58"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p525" data-pid="525">Or “the spirit of life.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/134" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-135"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 1:7; 7:6, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-135" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-135" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/135" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-136"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:21; Ps 104:29; Mt 24:39; 2Pe 2:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-136" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-136" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p608" data-pid="608" class="se"></p> <p id="p609" data-pid="609" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/924/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 609-610</a></p> <div id="p610" data-pid="610"><p data-pid="610" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/925/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="610" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/925/0">1/15/1998, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p611" data-pid="611" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/123/0">it-1 609-610;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/123/2"> w98 1/15 9;</a></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sx"></p> <p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/134/0">w80 12/1 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/134/2"> w63 502;</a><span class="ni"> bf 567;</span><span class="ni"> nh 96;</span><span class="ni"> w31 141</span></p> <p id="p137" data-pid="137" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-18" data-section-citation="001006018001006018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/136" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-137"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-137" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-137" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p611" data-pid="611" class="se"></p> <p id="p612" data-pid="612" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/926/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 522</a></p> <div id="p613" data-pid="613"><p data-pid="613" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/927/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="613" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/927/0">8/1/2013, p. 14</a></p> </div><p id="p614" data-pid="614" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/124/0">it-1 522;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/124/2"> w13 8/1 14;</a></p> <p id="p127" data-pid="127" class="sx"></p> <p id="p137" data-pid="137" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/135/0">w60 730;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/135/1"> w57 319</a></p> <p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-19" data-section-citation="001006019001006019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:19</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/137" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-138"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 8:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-138" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-138" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/138" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-139"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-139" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-139" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p614" data-pid="614" class="se"></p> <p id="p615" data-pid="615" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/928/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 609</a></p> <div id="p616" data-pid="616"><p data-pid="616" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/929/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="616" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/929/0">8/1/2013, p. 14</a></p> </div><p id="p617" data-pid="617" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p127" data-pid="127" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/125/0">it-1 609;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/125/2"> w13 8/1 14;</a></p> <p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="sx"></p> <p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/136/0">ad 439</a></p> <p id="p139" data-pid="139" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-20" data-section-citation="001006020001006020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:20</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/139" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-140"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-140" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-140" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p617" data-pid="617" class="se"></p> <p id="p618" data-pid="618" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/930/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 164-165,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/931/0"> 317</a></p> <p id="p619" data-pid="619" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/932/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 153</a></p> <p id="p620" data-pid="620" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/126/0">it-1 164-165,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/126/2"> 317;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/126/4"> it-2 153;</a></p> <p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="sx"></p> <p id="p139" data-pid="139" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/137/0">ad 120;</a><span class="ni"> is 43;</span><span class="ni"> g68 10/22 15;</span><span class="ni"> g51 12/22 14</span></p> <p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-21" data-section-citation="001006021001006021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:21</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/140" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-141"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 1:29, 30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-141" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-141" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p620" data-pid="620" class="se"></p> <p id="p621" data-pid="621" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/933/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 843</a></p> <p id="p622" data-pid="622" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/127/0">it-1 843</a></p> <p id="p130" data-pid="130" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-6-22" data-section-citation="001006022001006022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 6:22</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/141" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-142"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 40:16; Heb 11:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-142" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-142" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p622" data-pid="622" class="se"></p> <div id="p623" data-pid="623"><p data-pid="623" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/934/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="623" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/934/0">1/1/2004, p. 30</a></p><p data-pid="623" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/935/0">12/15/1995, pp. 11-12</a></p> </div><p id="p624" data-pid="624" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p130" data-pid="130" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/128/0">w04 1/1 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/128/2"> w95 12/15 11-12;</a></p> <p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="sx"></p> <p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/138/0">w85 3/15 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/138/2"> w80 12/1 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/138/4"> hp 177;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/138/6"> w77 431-432;</a><span class="ni"> g64 10/8 29;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/138/9"> w63 282;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/138/10"> w62 267;</a><span class="ni"> ns 59</span></p> <p id="p141" data-pid="141" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/120/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-121-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 1:6; 38:7; 2Pe 2:4; Jude 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-121-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-121-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/121/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-122-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:4; 1Pe 3:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-122-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-122-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/122/1" 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data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-124-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/124/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-125-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 78:40, 41</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-125-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-125-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/125/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-126-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:1; Eze 14:14; Heb 11:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-126-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-126-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/126/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-127-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Pe 2:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-127-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-127-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-129-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/129/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 24:37-39; 2Pe 2:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/130/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/131/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div 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data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/134/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 1:7; 7:6, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/135/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:21; Ps 104:29; Mt 24:39; 2Pe 2:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/6/136/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 6:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 7:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div 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href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/138" class="cl vx vp"><strong>6</strong> </a>Now when men started to grow in number on the surface of the ground and daughters were born to them, </span><span id="v1-6-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/139" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>the sons of the true God<a id="footnotesource46" data-fnid="46" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/45">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/120" data-bid="121-1" class="b">+</a> began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful. So they began taking as wives all whom they chose. </span><span id="v1-6-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/140" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>Then Jehovah said: “My spirit will not tolerate man indefinitely,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/121" data-bid="122-1" class="b">+</a> because he is only flesh.<a id="footnotesource47" data-fnid="47" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/46">*</a> Accordingly, his days will amount to 120 years.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/122" data-bid="123-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="sb"><span id="v1-6-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/141" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>The Nephʹi·lim<a id="footnotesource48" data-fnid="48" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/47">*</a> were on the earth in those days and afterward. During that time the sons of the true God continued to have relations with the daughters of men, and these bore sons to them. They were the mighty ones of old times, the men of fame.</span></p> <p id="p54" data-pid="54" class="sb"><span id="v1-6-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/142" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>Consequently, Jehovah saw that man’s wickedness was great on the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/123" data-bid="124-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-6-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/143" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>Jehovah regretted<a id="footnotesource49" data-fnid="49" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/48">*</a> that he had made men on the earth, and his heart was saddened.<a id="footnotesource50" data-fnid="50" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/49">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/124" data-bid="125-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-6-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/144" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>So Jehovah said: “I am going to wipe men whom I have created off the surface of the ground, man together with domestic animals, creeping animals, and flying creatures of the heavens, for I regret that I have made them.” </span><span id="v1-6-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/145" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.</span></p> <p id="p55" data-pid="55" class="sb"><span id="v1-6-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/146" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>This is the history of Noah.</span></p> <p id="p56" data-pid="56" class="sb"><span id="v1-6-9-2" class="v">Noah was a righteous man.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/125" data-bid="126-1" class="b">+</a> He proved himself faultless<a id="footnotesource51" data-fnid="51" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/50">*</a> among his contemporaries.<a id="footnotesource52" data-fnid="52" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/51">*</a> Noah walked with the true God.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/126" data-bid="127-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-6-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/147" class="vl vp">10 </a>In time Noah became father to three sons, Shem, Ham, and Jaʹpheth.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/127" data-bid="128-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-6-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/148" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>But the earth had become ruined in the sight of the true God, and the earth was filled with violence. </span><span id="v1-6-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/149" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>Yes, God looked upon the earth, and it was ruined;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/128" data-bid="129-1" class="b">+</a> all flesh<a id="footnotesource53" data-fnid="53" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/52">*</a> had ruined its way on the earth.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/129" data-bid="130-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p57" data-pid="57" class="sb"><span id="v1-6-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/150" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>After that God said to Noah: “I have decided to put an end to all flesh, because the earth is full of violence on account of them, so I am bringing them to ruin together with the earth.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/130" data-bid="131-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-6-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/151" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>Make for yourself an ark<a id="footnotesource54" data-fnid="54" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/53">*</a> from resinous wood.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/131" data-bid="132-1" class="b">+</a> You will make compartments in the ark and cover it with tar<a id="footnotesource55" data-fnid="55" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/54">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/132" data-bid="133-1" class="b">+</a> inside and outside. </span><span id="v1-6-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/152" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>This is how you will make it: The ark should be 300 cubits<a id="footnotesource56" data-fnid="56" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/55">*</a> long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. </span><span id="v1-6-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/153" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>You will make a window for light<a id="footnotesource57" data-fnid="57" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/56">*</a> for the ark, one cubit from the top. You should put the entrance of the ark in its side<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/133" data-bid="134-1" class="b">+</a> and make it with a lower deck, a second deck, and a third deck.</span></p> <p id="p58" data-pid="58" class="sb"><span id="v1-6-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/154" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>“As for me, I am going to bring floodwaters<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/134" data-bid="135-1" class="b">+</a> upon the earth to destroy from under the heavens all flesh that has the breath of life.<a id="footnotesource58" data-fnid="58" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/57">*</a> Everything on the earth will perish.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/135" data-bid="136-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-6-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/155" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>And I am establishing my covenant with you, and you must go into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/136" data-bid="137-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-6-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/156" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>And bring into the ark two of every sort of living creature<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/137" data-bid="138-1" class="b">+</a> in order to preserve them alive with you, a male and a female;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/138" data-bid="139-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-6-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/157" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>of the flying creatures according to their kinds, the domestic animals according to their kinds, and all creeping animals of the ground according to their kinds, two of each will go in there to you to preserve them alive.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/139" data-bid="140-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-6-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/158" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>For your part, you are to collect and take with you every kind of food to eat,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/140" data-bid="141-1" class="b">+</a> to serve as food for you and for the animals.”</span></p> <p id="p59" data-pid="59" class="sb"><span id="v1-6-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/159" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>And Noah did according to all that God had commanded him. 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