King James Version

Genesis 6:9

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

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אֵ֚לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).תּוֹלְדֹ֣תtoledotbirthתּוֹלְדָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “birth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8435(plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) historybirth, generations.נֹ֔חַnochaNoahנֹחַnoun, proper name — “Noah”H5146Noach, the patriarch of the floodNoah.נֹ֗חַnochaNoahנֹחַnoun, proper name — “Noah”H5146Noach, the patriarch of the floodNoah.אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…צַדִּ֛יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).תָּמִ֥יםtamimwithout blemishתָּמִיםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “without blemish”, the ordinary formH8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truthwithout blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.הָיָ֖הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְּדֹֽרֹתָ֑יוbedorotayvin ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in age”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםhaelohimthe Godאֱלֹהִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.הִֽתְהַלֶּךְhithalekhwalkהָלַךְverb, hithpael, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…נֹֽחַnochaNoahנֹחַnoun, proper name — “Noah”H5146Noach, the patriarch of the floodNoah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.

Young’s Literal Translation

These [are] births of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; perfect he hath been among his generations; with God hath Noah walked habitually.

World English Bible

This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.

Darby Translation

This is the history of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect amongst his generations: Noah walked with God.

Douay-Rheims

These are the generations of Noe: Noe was a just and perfect man in his generations, he walked with God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted; Noah walked with God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And these are the generations of Noe. Noe was a just man; being perfect in his generation, Noe was well-pleasing to God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεις Νῶε. Νῶε ἄνθρωπος δίκαιος, τέλειος ὢν ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ αὐτοῦ, τῷ Θεῷ εὐηρέστησε Νῶε.