And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
WEB
And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
YLT
And God seeth the earth, and lo, it hath been corrupted, for all flesh hath corrupted its way on the earth.
DBT
AndGod looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its way on the earth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)