Matthew Poole and continuators on Genesis 6:9

9. These are the Generations of Noah : Noah was a just man, and perfect in his Generations , and Noah walked with God .

Either 1. Properly, the posterity of Noah, as the word is commonly used; and as it is explained ver. 10. So the rest of this verse comes in by way of parenthesis, which is frequent▪ Or, [illegible: 1 word] The events or occurrences which befel Noah and his Family, as the word is taken, Gen. 37. 2. Prov. 27. 1.

These words are to be taken either 1. Jointly, q. d. he was Righteous, not only in appearance, or in part, but perfectly, in all respects, towards God and Men, or sincerely and truly. Or 2. Distinctly, q. d. he was for his state and condition just before God, which was by Faith, Heb. 11. 7. by which every just man lives, Rom. 1. 17. and perfect, i. e. upright and unblameable in the course of his life among the Men of his age, as it follows.

This is spoken either 1. Diminutively; he was so comparatively to the men that then lived, who were very bad, though otherwise even Noah had many infirmities, so that he also had not been saved but for Gods Grace and Mercy, v. 8. Or, 2. By way of amplification and commendation, He was good in bad times, in spight of all evil Counsels or Examples. He saith Generations in the plural number, to shew that as he lived in two Generations, one before the Flood, and another after it, so he continued uncorrupted in both of them.

See on Gen. 5. 24.

Marginal references: Ezek. 14. 14, 20. 2 Pet. 2. 5.; Or, upright.