Genesis 6:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
בָּשָׂר
is flesh
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בָּשָׂר
Flesh, body, skin. Basar. The physical human body. God became flesh in Jesus. He took on our basar to redeem it from the inside.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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יוֹם
days/ his
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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מֵאָה
one hundred
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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דִּין
it will remain
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דִּין
a straight course, i.e. sail direct
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שָׁנֶה
years
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שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
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