Genesis 6:3 — Then the Lord said, “I won't let my life-giving breath remain in anyone forever… — CEV | maBible

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3 Then the Lord said, “I won't let my life-giving breath remain in anyone forever. No one will live for more than 120 years.”

Passage themes

The Spirit pushed away — My spirit shall not always strive with man
Man is only flesh — for that he also is flesh

Notes and references

I won't … forever: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
No one … years: Or “In fact, they will all be destroyed in about 100 years” (that is, at the time of the flood).

Events in this chapter

6.9 — L'arche de Noé sauve du jugement

Did you know?

Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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