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# The earth
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Possible meanings are 1) the people who lived on the earth or 2) "The earth itself." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# was corrupt
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The people doing what is evil is spoken of as if they were food that has become rotten. AT: "was rotten" or "was completely evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# before God
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Possible meanings are 1) "in God's sight" or 2) "in the presence of Yahweh" as in [Genesis 4:16](../04/16.md).
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# and it was filled with violence
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The writer speaks of violence as if it were something that could be put into a container and of the earth as a container. AT: "and there were very many violent people on the earth" or "because it was full of people who did evil things to each other" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# behold
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The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.
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# all flesh
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Possible meanings for what "all flesh" represents are 1) all human beings or 2) all physical beings, including humans and animal. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# had corrupted their way
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How a person behaves is spoken of as if it were a way or road. AT: "had stopped living the way God wanted" or "had behaved in an evil way" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/corrupt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]] |