Genesis 6:3
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
3 Then the Lord said, “My spirit shall not abide[a] in mortals forever, for they are flesh; their days shall be one hundred twenty years.”
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- Genesis 6:3 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Genesis 6:3
Common English Bible
3 The Lord said, “My breath[a] will not remain in humans forever, because they are flesh. They will live one hundred twenty years.”
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- Genesis 6:3 Or spirit
Genesis 6:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
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Genesis 6:3
Complete Jewish Bible
3 Adonai said, “My Spirit will not live in human beings forever, for they too are flesh; therefore their life span is to be 120 years.”
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