“And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.”— Genesis 6:8 (LSV)
5And YHWH sees that the wickedness of man [is] abundant in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [is] only evil every day;
6and YHWH regrets that He has made man in the earth, and He grieves Himself—to His heart.
7And YHWH says, “I wipe away man whom I have created from off the face of the ground, from man to beast, to creeping thing, and to bird of the heavens, for I have regretted that I have made them.”
8And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.
9These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; he has been perfect among his generations; Noah has habitually walked with God.
10And Noah begets three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled [with] violence.