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6:9
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6:9	First Reading These are the chronicles of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, faultless in his generation. Noah walked with God. Eleh toldot Noach Noach ish tsadik tamim hayah bedorotav et-ha'Elohim hithalech Noach.
6:10	Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham and Yefeth. Vayoled Noach shloshah vanim et-Shem et-Cham ve'et-Yafet.
6:11	The world was corrupt before God, and the land was filled with crime. Vatishachet ha'arets lifney ha'Elohim vatimale ha'arets chamas.

Commentary:

faultless
Tamim in Hebrew. The word can be translated as whole, unblemished, perfect, innocent, pious, or honest.

crime
(Rashi). Chamath in Hebrew. The word also denotes immorality, violence, oppression, cruelty, and outrage.

corrupt
From the Hebrew root shachath. The word has the connotation of decadence, perversion, destruction, and damage. It is especially used to denote sexual immorality and idolatry (Rashi).

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