Genesis 8:21 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers H3068 And the LORD H7306 smelled [H8686] H5207 a sweet H7381 savour H3068 ; and the LORD H559 said [H8799] H413 in H3820 his heart H3254 , I will not again [H8686] H7043 curse [H8763] H127 the ground H120 any more for man's H5668 sake H3336 ; for the imagination H120 of man's H3820 heart H7451 is evil H5271 from his youth H3254 ; neither will I again [H8686] H5221 smite [H8687] H2416 any more every thing living H6213 , as I have done [H8804] . More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the Lord smelled the pleasing odor [a scent of satisfaction to His heart], the Lord said to Himself, I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination (the strong desire) of man's heart is evil and wicked from his youth; neither will I ever again smite and destroy every living thing, as I have done. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done. Common English Bible The LORD smelled the pleasing scent, and the LORD thought to himself, I will not curse the fertile land anymore because of human beings since the ideas of the human mind are evil from their youth. I will never again destroy every living thing as I have done. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: "I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done. |