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Genesis 6:9
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator issues a genealogical heading, shifting the story from the corrupt generation of Genesis 6:1–8 to Noah's line. It marks the pivot between judgment and preservation.
The words — תּוֹלְדֹת (tôledôt), "births/offspring," is the standard Genesis section-divider (cf. 2:4; 5:1; 10:1), framing what follows as a family account. תָּמִים (tāmîm), "blameless/whole," is the same word used for a sacrificial animal in Leviticus 1:3, implying Noah was set apart as an offering.
The thread — "Walked with God" echoes Enoch (Gen 5:24) and anticipates the sustained faith of Hebrews 11:7. The "righteous and blameless" pairing recurs in Luke 1:6 of Zechariah and Elizabeth, and the "righteous will live by faith" principle undergirds Galatians 3:11.
Why it lands — The verse defines righteousness not as a single verdict but as a continuous walk, and the qualifier "in his generation" forces the reader to ask whether their own standard is relative or absolute.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- Luke 1:6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Galatians 3:11 Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
- Genesis 5:24 Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
- 2 Peter 2:5 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
- Genesis 7:1 Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
- Genesis 5:22 And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
- Ezekiel 14:14 then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.