What was the outcome? Because Jehovah was not firmly committed to a certain course of action, the inspired record says that he “began to feel regret. ”
بِمَا أَنَّ يَهْوَهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَازِمًا بِصُورَةٍ نِهَائِيَّةٍ عَلَى ٱتِّخَاذِ إِجْرَاءٍ مُحَدَّدٍ ،‏ فَقَدْ « تَأَسَّفَ » حَسْبَمَا يُخْبِرُنَا ٱلسِّجِلُّ ٱلْمُوحَى بِهِ .‏