King James Version

Genesis 6:8

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

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וְנֹ֕חַvenochaand Noahנֹחַconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Noah”H5146Noach, the patriarch of the floodNoah.מָ֥צָאmatsacomeמָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, a completed actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…חֵ֖ןchenfavourחֵןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “favour”, the ordinary formH2580graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.בְּעֵינֵ֥יbeeynein eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah.

World English Bible

But Noah found favor in Yahweh’s eyes.

Darby Translation

But Noah found favour in the eyes of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

But Noe found grace before the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But Noe found grace before the Lord God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νῶε δὲ εὗρε χάριν ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ.

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