Genesis 8:21

Old Testament • 25 words with Strong's data

"And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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רוּחַ

rûwach

H7306

properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)

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a

נִיחוֹחַ

nîychôwach

H5207

properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight

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רֵיחַ

rêyach

H7381

odor (as if blown)

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and the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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in his

לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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I will not again

אָרַר

ʼârar

H779

to execrate

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the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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more for

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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קִנְאָה

qinʼâh

H7068

jealousy or envy

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for the

שְׁרִירוּת

shᵉrîyrûwth

H8307

obstinacy

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of

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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is

רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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from his

נָעוּר

nâʻûwr

H5271

(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)

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לֹא

lôʼ

H3808

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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will I again

נָכָה

nâkâh

H5221

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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more every

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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חַי

chay

H2416

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...

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as I have

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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Key Terms in This Verse

smelled H7306

רוּחַ rûwach

properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)

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imagination H8307

שְׁרִירוּת shᵉrîyrûwth

obstinacy

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savour H7381

רֵיחַ rêyach

odor (as if blown)

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youth H5271

נָעוּר nâʻûwr

(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)

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curse H779

אָרַר ʼârar

to execrate

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sweet H5207

נִיחוֹחַ nîychôwach

properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight

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smite H5221

נָכָה nâkâh

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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sake H7068

קִנְאָה qinʼâh

jealousy or envy

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living H2416

חַי chay

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

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ground H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 2:15 cross-reference

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

Ephesians 5:2 cross-reference

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Jeremiah 17:9 cross-reference

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Genesis 6:5 cross-reference

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Philippians 4:18 cross-reference

But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

Leviticus 1:13 cross-reference

But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD...

Romans 3:23 cross-reference

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Genesis 3:17 cross-reference

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sak...

Ezekiel 20:41 cross-reference

I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

Ecclesiastes 7:20 cross-reference

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Matthew 15:19 cross-reference

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Leviticus 1:9 cross-reference

But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

John 3:6 cross-reference

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Psalm 58:3 cross-reference

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Psalm 51:5 cross-reference

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Romans 1:21 cross-reference

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Genesis 6:17 cross-reference

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

Exodus 29:25 cross-reference

And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Exodus 29:18 cross-reference

And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Proverbs 20:9 cross-reference

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Jeremiah 18:12 cross-reference

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

Leviticus 1:17 cross-reference

And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering m...

Job 14:4 cross-reference

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

Isaiah 47:15 cross-reference

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

Isaiah 53:6 cross-reference

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

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