And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. משׁפחה mı̂shpāchah — “kind, clan, family.” שׁפחה shı̂pchâh — “maid-servant; related: spread.”

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A sweet savour. — Hebrew, a smell of satisfaction. The idea is not so much that the sacrifice gave God pleasure as that i…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. Bring forth with thee ev…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And the Lord smelled a sweet savor. Moses calls that by which God was appeased an odor of rest, as if he were saying the sacrifice had bee…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Lord smelled a sweet savour
Or a "savour of rest" F5 ; he was delighted and well pleased with his…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Noah had now gone out into a desolate world, where, one might have thought, his first care would have been to build a house for himself, but he beg…

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