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# built an altar to Yahweh
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"built an altar dedicated to Yahweh" or "built an altar for worshiping Yahweh." He may have built it with stones.
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# clean animals ... clean birds
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Here "clean" means that God allowed these animals to be used in sacrifice. Some animals were not used for sacrifices and were called "unclean."
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# offered burnt offerings
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Noah killed the animals and then completely burned them up as an offering to God. AT: "burned the animals as offerings to Yahweh"
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# pleasing aroma
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This refers to the good smell of the roasted meat.
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# said in his heart
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Here the word "heart" refers to God's thoughts and emotions.
# curse the ground
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"do very serious harm to the earth"
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# because of mankind
This can be made more explicit: "because mankind is sinful." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# the intentions of their hearts is evil from childhood
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"from their earliest years they tend to do evil things" or "when they are young, they want to do evil things"
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# the intentions of their hearts
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Here the word "hearts" refers to people's thoughts, emotions, desires, and will. AT: "their tendency" or "their habit"
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# from childhood
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This refers to an older child. AT: "from their youth"
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# While the earth remains
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"While the earth lasts" or "As long as the earth exists"
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# seed time
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"the season for planting"
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# cold and heat, summer and winter
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These expressions both refer to two major weather conditions in the year. Translators may use local expressions. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# summer
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the hot, dry time of the year
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# winter
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the cool, wet or snowy time of the year
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# will not cease
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"will not cease to exist" or "will not cease to occur." This can be expressed in a positive manner. AT: "will continue" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/altar]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/clean]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sacrifice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/burntoffering]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse]]
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