KJV King James Version
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
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Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
WEB World English Bible
that God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
ASV American Standard Version
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and sons of God see the daughters of men that they are fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.
Surrounding context — Genesis 6
1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown.
5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּרְא֤וּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeבְנֵי־H1121 · benson: childהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙H430 · e.lo.himGodאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּנ֣וֹתH1323 · batdaughterהָֽאָדָ֔םH120 · a.dammanכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforטֹבֹ֖תH2896 · tovpleasantהֵ֑נָּהH2007 · hen.nahthey(fem.)וַיִּקְח֤וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeלָהֶם֙H9038 · hemthemנָשִׁ֔יםH802 · ish.shahwomanמִכֹּ֖לH3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichבָּחָֽרוּ׃H977 · ba.charto choose
Cross-references
Psalm 82:6-7I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the most High.1 John 2:16For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.Romans 9:7-8Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.Nehemiah 13:24-27And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.Deuteronomy 7:3-4Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon.2 Peter 2:14Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:John 8:41-42Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God.Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.Ezra 9:12Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave [it] for an inheritance to your children for ever.Ezra 9:1-2Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, [even] of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.Joshua 23:12-13Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:Exodus 4:22-23And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel [is] my son, [even] my firstborn:Deuteronomy 14:1Ye [are] the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.Genesis 24:3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:Malachi 2:15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.Genesis 4:26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.Exodus 34:16And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
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