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Genesis 6 has God say his spirit will not remain in humanity indefinitely. The Greek Septuagint says his spirit will not abide in "these humans," narrowing the warning to the flood generation alone.
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Genesis 6:3
Hebrew Bible
1 When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose. 3 So the Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain in humankind indefinitely, since they are mortal. They will remain for 120 more years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after this) when the sons of God would sleep with the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. They were the mighty heroes of old, the famous men.
LXX Genesis 6:3
Septuagint
1 And Noe was five hundred years of age, and Noe became the father of three sons: Sem, Cham, Iapheth. And it came about when humans began to become numerous on the earth, that daughters also were born to them. 2 Now when the angels of God saw the daughters of humans, that they were fair, they took wives for themselves of all that they chose. 3 And the Lord God said, “My spirit shall not abide in these humans forever, because they are flesh, but their days shall be one hundred twenty years.” 4 Now the giants were on the earth in those days and afterward. When the sons of God used to go in to the daughters of humans, then they produced offspring for themselves. Those were the giants that were of old, the renowned humans.
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"... And the Lord God said: "My spirit will not abide with these men forever, because they are flesh, but their days shall be one hundred and twenty years." -- Septuagint Gen. 6:3 (also Symmachus Gen. 6:3)"
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