Genesis 6:3
27 translations in 10 languages“Da sprach der HERR: Die Menschen wollen sich von meinem Geist nicht mehr strafen lassen; denn sie sind Fleisch. Ich will ihnen noch Frist geben hundertundzwanzig Jahre.”
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27 available📖 Aramaic
Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לָא יִתְקַיַם דָרָא בִישָׁא הָדֵין קֳדָמַי לְעַלָם בְּדִיל דְאִנוּן בִּשְׂרָא וְעוֹבָדֵיהוֹן בִּישַׁיָא אַרְכָא יְהִיבַת לְהוֹן מְאָה וְעַשְׂרִין שְׁנִין אִם יְתוּבוּן
📖 English
ASV
And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Genesis 6:3 Or, in their going astray they are flesh __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ for that he also is flesh: __a__FOOTNOTE__a__ Genesis 6:3 Or, therefore __b__FOOTNOTE__b__ yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.
BBE
And the Lord said, My spirit will not be in man for ever, for he is only flesh; so the days of his life will be a hundred and twenty years.
DARBY
And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not always plead with Man; for he indeed is flesh; but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
DRB
And God said: My spirit shall not remain in man for ever, because he is flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.
JPS
And the LORD said: "My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years."
KJV
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
LXX Brenton
6:4 And the Lord God said, My Spirit shall certainly not remain among these men for ever, because they are flesh, but their days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Onkelos_ENG
And the Lord said, This evil generation shall not stand before me for ever, because they are flesh, and their works are evil. A term (or length) will I give them, an hundred and twenty years, if they may be converted.
SP_ENG
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
WEB
Yahweh said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."
YLT
And Jehovah saith, `My Spirit doth not strive in man -- to the age; in their erring they [are] flesh:' and his days have been an hundred and twenty years.
📖 French
CRAMPON
Et Yahweh dit: «Mon esprit ne demeurera pas toujours dans l’homme, car l’homme n’est que chair, et ses jours seront de cent vingt ans.»
DARBY_FR
Et l'Éternel dit: Mon Esprit ne contestera pas à toujours avec l'homme, puisque lui n'est que chair; mais ses jours seront cent vingt ans.
LS1910
Alors l'Eternel dit: Mon esprit ne restera pas à toujours dans l'homme, car l'homme n'est que chair, et ses jours seront de cent vingt ans.
📖 German
LUT1545
Da sprach der HERR: Die Menschen wollen sich von meinem Geist nicht mehr strafen lassen, denn sie sind Fleisch. Ich will ihnen noch Frist geben hundertundzwanzig Jahre.
LUT1912
Da sprach der HERR: Die Menschen wollen sich von meinem Geist nicht mehr strafen lassen; denn sie sind Fleisch. Ich will ihnen noch Frist geben hundertundzwanzig Jahre.
📖 Greek
Codex Alexandrinus
καὶ εἶπεν κύριος ὁ θεός οὐ μὴ καταμείνῃ τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτοὺς σάρκας ἔσονται δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτῶν ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἔτη
📖 Hebrew
Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לֹא־יָדוֹן רוּחִי בָאָדָם לְעֹלָם בְּשַׁגַּם הוּא בָשָׂר וְהָיוּ יָמָיו מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה׃
SP
ויאמר יהוה לא ידון רוחי באדם לעולם בשגם הוא בשר והיו ימיו מאה ועשרים שנה
📖 Italian
Diodati1885
E il Signore disse: Lo Spirito mio non contenderà in perpetuo con gli uomini; perciocchè anche non sono altro che carne; e il termine loro sarà centovent’anni
📖 Polish
Gdansk
I rzekł Pan: Nie będzie się wadził duch mój z człowiekiem na wieki, gdyż jest ciałem; i będą dni jego sto i dwadzieścia lat.
📖 Portuguese
ALM1628
Então disse o SENHOR: Não contenderá o meu Espírito para sempre com o homem; porque ele também é carne; porém os seus dias serão cento e vinte anos.
ALM1753
Então disse o Senhor: O meu Espírito não permanecerá para sempre no homem, porquanto ele é carne, mas os seus dias serão cento e vinte anos.
📖 Spanish
BO1569
Y dijo el SEÑOR: No contenderá mi espíritu con el hombre para siempre, porque ciertamente él es carne; mas serán sus días ciento veinte años.
RV1909
Y dijo Jehová: No contenderá mi espíritu con el hombre para siempre, porque ciertamente él es carne: mas serán sus días ciento y veinte años.
RVA
Y dijo Jehová: No contenderá mi espíritu con el hombre para siempre, porque ciertamente él es carne: mas serán sus días ciento y veinte años.
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Available Bible Versions
Complete Bible (Old & New Testament)
🇪🇸 Reina-Valera 1909 (RV1909)
Classic Spanish Protestant translation from the Reina-Valera tradition.
🇪🇸 Biblia del Oso 1569 (RV1569)
The first complete Spanish Bible translated by Casiodoro de Reina.
🇪🇸 Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA)
Historic Spanish revision based on early Reina-Valera texts.
🇵🇹 Almeida 1628 (ALM1628)
Early Portuguese Bible translation by João Ferreira de Almeida.
🇵🇹 Almeida 1753 (ALM1753)
Historic revision of the Portuguese Almeida Bible.
🇮🇹 Diodati 1885 (DIOD1885)
Classic Italian Protestant Bible translation.
🇬🇧 World English Bible (WEB)
Modern public domain English translation based on the American Standard Version.
🇬🇧 King James Version (KJV)
Historic English Bible translation first published in 1611.
🇫🇷 Louis Segond 1910 (LS1910)
Classic French Protestant translation widely used in French-speaking churches.
🇩🇪 Luther Bible 1912 (LUT1912)
German Bible based on Martin Luther’s historic translation.
🇵🇱 Biblia Jakuba Wujka 1599 (WUJ1599)
Historic Polish Catholic Bible translated by Jakub Wujek.
🇵🇱 Biblia Warszawska 1881 (BW1881)
Classic Polish Protestant Bible translation.
Old Testament Sources
🇮🇱 Leningrad Codex (Hebrew)
The oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible used for modern critical editions.
🇬🇧 Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
English translation of the Hebrew Scriptures by Jewish scholars.
🇬🇷 Codex Alexandrinus (Greek)
Ancient Greek manuscript containing major portions of the Septuagint.
🇬🇧 Brenton Septuagint (LXX Brenton)
English translation of the Greek Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Brenton.
🇮🇱 Samaritan Pentateuch (Hebrew)
Ancient Hebrew version of the Torah preserved by the Samaritan community.
🇬🇧 Samaritan Pentateuch (English)
English translation of the Samaritan Torah.
🇸🇾 Targum Onkelos (Aramaic)
Ancient Aramaic translation of the Torah traditionally attributed to Onkelos.
🇬🇧 Targum Onkelos (English)
English translation of the Aramaic Targum Onkelos.