4. The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after this) when the sons of God were having sexual relations with the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. They were the mighty heroes of old, the famous men.
5. But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.
6. The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.
7. So the Lord said, “I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth – everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them.”
8. But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.
9. This is the account of Noah.Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.
10. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11. The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.