Genesis 6:8

But ¹  Noah found favor ²  in the sight of ³  the Lord.

Ge 19:19; Ex 33:12-17; Ps 84:11; Ps 145:20; Pr 3:4; Pr 8:35; Pr 12:2; Jer 31:2; Lu 1:30; Ac 7:46; Ro 4:4; Ro 11:6; 1Co 15:10; Ga 1:15; 2Ti 1:18; Tit 2:11; Tit 3:7; Heb 4:16; 2Pe 2:5

¹ tn The disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) is contrastive here: God condemns the human race, but he is pleased with Noah.

² tn The Hebrew expression “find favor [in the eyes of]” is an idiom meaning “to be an object of another’s favorable disposition or action,” “to be a recipient of another’s favor, kindness, mercy.” The favor/kindness is often earned, coming in response to an action or condition (see Gen 32:5; 39:4; Deut 24:1; 1 Sam 25:8; Prov 3:4; Ruth 2:10). This is the case in Gen 6:8, where v. 9 gives the basis (Noah’s righteous character) for the divine favor.

³ tn Heb “in the eyes of,” an anthropomorphic expression for God’s opinion or decision. The Lord saw that the whole human race was corrupt, but he looked in favor on Noah.