Genesis 6:8
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
חֵן
chên
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
חֵן chên
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
Study H2580 →מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Study H4672 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →Cross References
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me,...
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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