Genesis 6:5
And Jehovah saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the day long.
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And the Lord God having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,
Footnotes
| 231 | Hebrew וַיַּ֣רְא יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י רַבָּ֛ה רָעַ֥ת. And Yahweh is seeing that abundant [is] ruined-one. The clause is no different than what is found in Genesis 1:10 etc., וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֹֽוב, And elohim is seeing that good. This is a justified reading as we’ll see in the following notes. |
| 232 | Strong’s #3336, yetser. A form, conception, formation in the singular. From the verb yatsar, to form, fashion, i.e. as Yahweh formed the red-one from the dust, Genesis 2:7. |
| 233 | Strong’s #4284, machashabah or machashebet. Plural feminine noun, plans, inventions, device, projects, designs. This appears as commissioned “artistic designs” in the Temple (Ex. 31:4, etc). The feminine singular form machashebah (recall the unowned/untaken feminine pairing with the masculine) only appears in two places, And now, say now toward a man of Judah and upon the those sitting in Jerusalem, to say thus has said Yahweh, behold-me forming upon you all a ruined-one, and planning upon you a plan [machashabah], turn back now a man from his road of the Ruined-one, and make well the roads of you all and the acts of you all. Jeremiah 18:11 literal King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel has counseled upon you all a counsel and has planned upon you a plan [machashabah]. Jeremiah 49:30 literal There is a bad thing and good thing coming. The design is God’s good, For Myself have known the Plans whom Myself is planning upon you—an oracle of Yahweh—plans of complete-one and not to ruined-one, to give to you all an end and a rope [#8615].” Jeremiah 29:11 literal The author chose the feminine adjective and noun abundant ruined-one whereas in all previous instances ruined-one is in the masculine and refers to the tree. Ra and Ra’at (the Hebrew for ruined-one) are another set of masculine-feminine word pairings. The masculine forms could have been used, yet God chose the feminine. He seems to draw a distinction between the abundant ruined-one of Adam and the ruined-one of Adam’s heart. Compare Matt. 15:19, “For out of the heart goes out thoughts of harm, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies”. And “Therefore, if you, being evil…” Matt. 7:11. Take note of the feminine rabbah, abundant. This is an interesting, and carefully placed word as will be seen (see note on Gen. 7:22). |