O panorama
Gênesis 6 abre com “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters…”, muda perto do versículo 11 com “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.” e termina com “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Gênesis · Versão King James · 22Gênesis 6:1-8
Versículos 1–8: It came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth…
Gênesis 6:1–8 abre com “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were…” e chega a “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve O juízo cai sobre um mundo cheio de violência, mas Noé, sua família e os animais da arca atravessam as águas rumo a uma aliança renovada.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,” Esse conhecido sinal narrativo faz o tempo avançar. O que segue é uma nova cena, consequência ou resposta a uma tensão anterior.
“And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem continually, earth, evil. A relação com os versículos 4 e 6 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Gênesis 6:1-8
Versão King James1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3And 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.
4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5And 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.
6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Gênesis 6:9-16
Versículos 9–16: These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in…
Gênesis 6:9–16 abre com “These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah…” e chega a “A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve O juízo cai sobre um mundo cheio de violência, mas Noé, sua família e os animais da arca atravessam as águas rumo a uma aliança renovada.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.” Nomear Noah mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.” O versículo nomeia God em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
Gênesis 6:9-16
Versão King James9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
15And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
Gênesis 6:17-22
Versículos 17–22: And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to…
Gênesis 6:17–22 abre com “And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein…” e chega a “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve O juízo cai sobre um mundo cheio de violência, mas Noé, sua família e os animais da arca atravessam as águas rumo a uma aliança renovada.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and…” A linguagem de promessa, bênção ou aliança precisa de seu destinatário e alcance. Esses detalhes impedem que uma palavra pessoal da história seja separada do contexto.
Gênesis 6:17-22
Versão King James17And, 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.
18But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
19And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
20Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Genesis 6:1 começa com “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,”
Onde o capítulo muda
Genesis 6:8 forma uma mudança natural: “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
A nota final
Genesis 6:22 deixa o leitor com “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras earth, Noah, flesh, sons, LORD, thing ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
Quem são os filhos de Deus em Gênesis 6?
As principais leituras os identificam como seres celestiais, governantes poderosos ou descendentes de Sete unidos à linhagem de Caim. Cada posição relaciona a expressão, as genealogias e os textos posteriores de modo diferente, mas Gênesis não oferece uma explicação completa que encerre o debate.
Genesis 6:1-13 · Job 1:6 · Jude 6-7 · 2 Peter 2:4-5 · Matthew 22:30
O dilúvio foi global ou regional?
A narrativa usa linguagem abrangente sobre a terra, os seres vivos e as águas sobre os montes. Uma leitura global entende esse alcance como mundial; uma leitura regional afirma que expressões universais podem descrever o mundo conhecido pela narrativa. Ambas precisam explicar os detalhes e as repetições de Gênesis 6 a 9.
Genesis 6:11-13 · Genesis 7:17-24 · Genesis 8:1-22 · Genesis 9:8-17 · Genesis 41:57