Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah smelled a smell of sweetness; and Jehovah will say in his heart, I will not gather to curse the earth yet again on account of man; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth: and I will not gather yet again to smite every living thing according to which I did.
New American Standard Bible
The Lord
King James Version
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Holman Bible
When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma,
International Standard Version
When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he told himself, "I will never again curse the land because of human beings even though human inclinations remain evil from youth nor will I destroy every living being ever again, as I've done.
A Conservative Version
And LORD smelled the sweet savor. And LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I again any more smite everything
American Standard Version
And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
Amplified
The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma [a soothing, satisfying scent] and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent (strong inclination, desire) of man’s heart is wicked from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
Bible in Basic English
And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah smelled the sweet odour. And Jehovah said in his heart, I will no more henceforth curse the ground on account of Man, for the thought of Man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will no more smite every living thing, as I have done.
King James 2000
And the LORD smelled a sweet odor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said {to himself}, "{Never again will I curse} the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind [is] evil from his youth. {Nor will I ever again destroy} all life as I have done.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah smelled a sweet odor. And Jehovah said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. And I will not again smite every living thing as I have done.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour and said in his heart, "I will henceforth no more curse the earth for man's sake, for the imagination of man's heart is evil even from the very youth of him. Moreover I will not destroy from henceforth all that liveth as I have done.
NET Bible
And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD smelled the pleasant aroma. The LORD said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.
The Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh smelled a satisfying odour, so Yahweh said to himself. I will not, again, curse any more the ground for man's sake, although the device of the heart of man, be wicked from his youth, - neither will I again, any more smite every living thing, as I have done.
Webster
And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth: neither will I again smite any more every living animal as I have done.
World English Bible
Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, 'I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man is evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;
Themes
the Burnt offering » Specially acceptable
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Covenant » The covenant with noah
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » Promised
Evil » The whole » Imagination
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Evil in heart
Flood » The promise that it should not recur
Heart » The unregenerate » Is full of iniquity
character of the unrenewed Heart » Full of evil imaginations
Noah » Son of lamech » Builds an altar and offers sacrifices
Sacrifices » Were accepted when offered in sincerity and faith
Seed » Yearly return of time of sowing, secured by covenant
Topics
Interlinear
Leb
Qalal
Leb
Ra`
Yacaph
Nakah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 8:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Covenant With Noah
20 And Noah will build an altar to Jehovah, and will take from all clean cattle, and from all clean birds, and will bring up a burnt offering upon the altar. 21 And Jehovah smelled a smell of sweetness; and Jehovah will say in his heart, I will not gather to curse the earth yet again on account of man; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth: and I will not gather yet again to smite every living thing according to which I did. 22 Yet all the days of the earth, seed and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Cross References
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam he said, Because thou didst listen to the voice of thy wife, and thou wilt eat from the tree which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat from it; cursed the earth for thy sake; in labor shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 6:5
And Jehovah will see that great the evil of man in the earth, and every formation of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the days.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all, and man himself, who shall know him?
Genesis 6:17
And I, lo I, will bring in an inundation of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from underneath the heavens; all which is in the earth shall die.
Leviticus 1:9
And its bowels and its legs he shall wash in water: and the priest burnt all upon the altar, a burnt-offering a sacrifice, an odor of sweetness to Jehovah.
Leviticus 1:13
And the bowels and the legs he shall wash in water: and the priest shall bring near all, and burn upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering, a sacrifice, an odor of sweetness to Jehovah.
Psalm 51:5
Behold, I was born in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Romans 1:21
Wherefore having known God, not as God did they honour or return thanks; but were rendered vain in their conversations, and their heart without understanding was darkened.
2 Corinthians 2:15
For we are to God a sweet odor of Christ, in the saved, and in the host:
Leviticus 1:17
And he cleft it with its wings; he shall not divide; and the priest burnt it upon the altar, upon the wood which is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, a sacrifice, an odor of sweetness to Jehovah.
Job 14:4
For who shall give a clean thing from an unclean? Not one.
Psalm 58:3
The unjust turned aside from the belly: they went astray from the womb, speaking falsehood.
Ezekiel 20:41
With the odor of sweetness I will receive you into favor in my bringing you forth from the peoples, and I gathered you from the lands where ye were scattered in them; and I was consecrated in you before the eyes of the nations.
Matthew 15:19
For from the heart come forth evil reflections, slaughters, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, defamations:
John 3:6
That born of flesh is flesh; and that born of the Spirit is spirit.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and failed of the glory of God;
Ephesians 2:1-3
And ye being dead in faults and in sins;
Ephesians 5:2
And walk ye in love, as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us a gift and sacrifice to God for a smell of sweet odor.
Philippians 4:18
And I have all, and abound: I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, a smell of sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, pleasing to God.
Genesis 4:12
When thou shalt work the earth she shall not add to give her strength to thee. Wandering and fleeing shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis 5:29
And he shall call his name Noah, saying, This shall console us from our work and from the labor of our hands because of the earth which Jehovah cursed it
Genesis 9:11-15
And I established my covenant with you; and all flesh shall not be dissipated any more by the waters of a flood and there shall not be any more a flood to destroy the earth.
Exodus 29:18
And burn all the ram upon the altar: this a burnt-offering to Jehovah: this a sacrifice, a smell of a sweet odor to Jehovah.
Exodus 29:25
And thou shalt take them from their hand and burn upon the altar upon the burnt-offering for a smell of sweet odor before Jehovah: this a sacrifice to Jehovah.
Leviticus 26:31
And I gave your cities a desert, and I laid waste your holy places, and I will not smell upon the odor of your sweetness.
Job 15:14-16
What is man that he will be clean? and that he will be just, being born of woman?
Proverbs 20:9
Who shall say, I cleansed my heart; I was pure from my sin?
Ecclesiastes 7:20
For not a just man in the earth, who shall do good and not sin.
Song of Songs 4:10-11
How beautiful were thy breasts, my sister, O bride! how good were thy breasts above wine, and the odor of thine ointments above all spices.
Isaiah 47:12
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries in which thou didst labor from thy youth; perhaps thou wilt be able to be of use, perhaps thou wilt cause fear.
Isaiah 47:15
Thus shall they be to thee for whom thou didst labor, thy merchants, from thy youth; they wandered a man to his other side; none saving thee.
Isaiah 48:8
Also thou heardest not; also thou knewest not; also from then thine ear was not opened: for I knew, acting deceitfully, thou wilt act deceitfully, and it was called to thee transgressing from the womb.
Isaiah 53:6
All we as sheep went astray; we turned a man to his way; and Jehovah caused the iniquity of us all to fall upon him.
Isaiah 54:9-10
For this the water of Noah to me: as I sware to the water of Noah from again passing over the earth; thus I sware from being angry against thee and from rebuking upon thee.
Isaiah 65:6
Behold, it written before me: I will not be silent, but I requited, and I requited upon their bosom,
Jeremiah 8:6
I hearkened and I will hear, they shall not speak thus: no man lamented for his evil, saying, What did I? Every one turned back in his race as the horse rushing into battle.
Jeremiah 18:12
And they said, We shall despair; for after our purposes we will go, and we will do each the stubbornness of his evil heart
Amos 5:21-22
I hated, I rejected your festivals, and I will not smell in your assemblies.
Romans 8:7-8
Wherefore the thought of the flesh enmity to God: for it is not subject to the law of God, for it cannot be.
James 1:14-15
And each is tempted from his own lust, being drawn out, and decoyed.
James 4:1-2
Whence wars and fights among you? are they not hence, out of your sensual pleasures making war in your members
2 Peter 3:6-7
By which then the world, overflowed with water, perished:
1 John 5:19
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in evil.