⁵ The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,^(A) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.^(B)

⁶ The Lord regretted^(A) that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.

²¹ The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma^(A) and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground^(B) because of humans, even though^[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.^(C) And never again will I destroy^(D) all living creatures,^(E) as I have done.

⁴⁵ “Before I finished praying in my heart,^(A) Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder.^(B) She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’^(C)

³ His heart was drawn to Dinah^(A) daughter of Jacob;^(B) he loved^(C) the young woman and spoke tenderly^(D) to her.