| And God | וַיַּ֧רְא | wayyar | va-YAHR |
| looked upon | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | ʾĕlōhîm | ay-loh-HEEM |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| earth, the | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hāʾāreṣ | ha-AH-rets |
| and, behold, | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | wĕhinnē | veh-hee-NAY |
| corrupt; was it | נִשְׁחָ֑תָה | nišḥātâ | neesh-HA-ta |
| for | כִּֽי | kî | kee |
| all | הִשְׁחִ֧ית | hišḥît | heesh-HEET |
| flesh | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| had corrupted | בָּשָׂ֛ר | bāśār | ba-SAHR |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| his way | דַּרְכּ֖וֹ | darkô | dahr-KOH |
| upon | עַל | ʿal | al |
| the earth. | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hāʾāreṣ | ha-AH-rets |