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And it came to pass that Methuselah prophesied that from his loins should spring all the kingdoms of the earth, yet he took this glory unto himself;
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And there came forth a great famine into the land, for YHVHa cursed the earth with a sore curse, and many of the inhabitants thereof died.
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And when the children of Elohima began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them, the sons of manb saw that these daughters were fair; and they took them wives even as they chose.
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¶ And it came to pass that YHVH said unto Methuselah: Thy daughter and the daughters of thy sons have sold themselves;
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And behold, mine anger is kindled against the children of mankind, for they will not hearken to my Voicea.
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¶ And it came to pass that Methuselah, and Lamech, and Noah went forth prophesying and taught the things of Elohim, even as it was in the beginninga.
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¶ And YHVH said unto Noah: My Spirita shall not always strive with mankindb, for these shall know that all flesh must die,
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And I will give unto mankind my teshuvaha, and in this they might ascendb to the one hundred and twentieth degreec;
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And if mankind doth accept this teshuvah, I shall washa them clean in the watersb of my mercyc one degree at a time, but they shall be cleand from the first degree;
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But if these do not accept my teshuvah, I will send my waters as the floodsa upon them.
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¶ And in those days there were nephilima on the earth, and they sought Noah to take away his life;
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But YHVH was with Noah, and the powera of YHVH was upon him;
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And YHVH ordained Noah Tzadik Yachada after his own order and commanded him that he should go forth and declare this gospelb unto the children of men, even as it was given unto Enoch.
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¶ And it came to pass that Methuselah and Lamech grew old, and thus Noah called unto the children of man preaching unto them teshuvah, but they hearkened not unto his words;
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And also, after that they had heard him, they came up before him, saying: Behold, we are the sons of Elohima;
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Look upon us and see, for have we not taken unto ourselves the daughters of men, marrying into this covenant?
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Look upon us and see, are we not alive in the flesh: eating, and drinking, and marrying, and given in marriage, living upon the very Breatha of the Creatorb?
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And look, see that our wives bear unto us children; and the same are mighty men, which are like unto them of old, men of great renown!
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And they hearkened not unto the words of Noah, calling him the fool and using the vain things of this world to show as a signs one to another that he was a false prophet;
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And those that had left the Covenanta kept not their garments clean but wiped the filth of their hands upon them, even the very daughters of Noah saying: He is touched.
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¶ And Elohim saw that the wickedness of mankinda, and that these had become great in the earth;
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And every one of these was lifted up in the imagination of the thoughts of his heart, being only evil continually;
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And they turned the wisdom given them from the prophets which had been given unto them by the very angels of heaven, against one another and against the earth;
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Yea, even to hurt the earth and her creatures; and she moaned in pain as these claimed dominion over all of them as their though it were their birthright.
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¶ And it came to pass that Noah continued his preaching unto the people, saying: Hear me and harken ye, giving heed unto my words:
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Believe, and let go thy sins; ascend in teshuvah, and be washed clean in the name of Yachad Yachid Echada, the Messiahb, even as our fathers did; and ye shall receive Ruach HaKodeshc, that ye may have all things made manifest;
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And if ye shall do it not, the floods shall come in upon you!
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Nevertheless, they hearkened not unto his words, but laughed one with another, making merry and making jest, strengthening their own resolve in their sins.
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And Noah and his wife, Na’amah, were moved to pity, and their hearts were pierced, and they bowed before YHVH, asking for protection from those that sought their lives, and pouring out the grievings of their hearts.
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¶ And it came to pass that YHVH came unto Noah and Na’amah saying unto them: I will blot out these humansa whom I have created from off the face of the earthb;
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Yea, every human being, and every beast of the forests and of the fields, and all the creeping things, yea and even the fowls of the air;
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For I am grieved at what these have become, and that thou hath called upon me for safety, for these have sought thy lives.
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¶ And thus Noah and his family found grace in the eyes of YHVH; for Noah and Na’amah were justa, being made perfect in in their generation;
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And Methuselah and Adnah, and Lamech and Ashmuah, and Noah and Na’amah and their sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth and their wives walked with Elohim.