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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Genesis 6:4 Hebrew Text Analysis</title><link href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Cardo&subset=greek-ext' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newlex.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /> <script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/genesis/6-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmgrkheb/genesis/6-4.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="//biblehub.com/hebrew/">Hebrew</a> > Genesis 6:4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/6-3.htm" title="Genesis 6:3">◄</a> Genesis 6:4 <a href="../genesis/6-5.htm" title="Genesis 6:5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/6-4.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5303.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5303: 1) giants, the Nephilim">5303</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5303.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5303 -- Occurrence 1 of 3">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַנְּפִלִ֞ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hannefilim_5303.htm" title="han·ne·fi·Lim: the Nephilim -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">han-nə-p̄i-lîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">The Nephilim</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 62 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָי֣וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hayu_1961.htm" title="ha·Yu: were on -- Occurrence 1 of 167.">hā-yū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">were</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural">V-Qal-Perf-3cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth<BR> 1a) earth <BR> 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) <BR> 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) <BR> 1a3) earth (inhabitants) <BR> 1b) land <BR> 1b1) country, territory <BR> 1b2) district, region <BR> 1b3) tribal territory <BR> 1b4) piece of ground <BR> 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel <BR> 1b6) inhabitants of land <BR> 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world <BR> 1b8) city (-state) <BR> 1c) ground, surface of the earth <BR> 1c1) ground <BR> 1c2) soil <BR> 1d) (in phrases) <BR> 1d1) people of the land <BR> 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) <BR> 1d3) level or plain country <BR> 1d4) land of the living <BR> 1d5) end(s) of the earth <BR> 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) <BR> 1e1) lands, countries <BR> 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan">776</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 776 -- Occurrence 33 of 2503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָאָרֶץ֮<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaaretz_776.htm" title="va·'a·Retz: the earth -- Occurrence 3 of 45.">ḇā-’ā-reṣ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">on the earth</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Prep-b, Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year <BR> 1a) day (as opposed to night) <BR> 1b) day (24 hour period) <BR> 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 <BR> 1b2) as a division of time <BR> 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey <BR> 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) <BR> 1d) time, period (general) <BR> 1e) year <BR> 1f) temporal references <BR> 1f1) today <BR> 1f2) yesterday <BR> 1f3) tomorrow">3117</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3117 -- Occurrence 36 of 2303">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בַּיָּמִ֣ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/baiyamim_3117.htm" title="bai·ya·Mim: days -- Occurrence 1 of 47.">bay-yā-mîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in days</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Prep-b, Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who">1992</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1992 -- Occurrence 2 of 822">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָהֵם֒<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hahem_1992.htm" title="ha·Hem: those -- Occurrence 1 of 46.">hā-hêm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">those</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Pronoun - third person masculine plural">Art | Pro-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea <BR> 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) <BR> 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) <BR> 1c) even (for stress) <BR> 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) <BR> 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) <BR> 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) <BR> 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) <BR> 2) (TWOT) again, alike">1571</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1571 -- Occurrence 7 of 768">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְגַ֣ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vegam_1571.htm" title="ve·Gam: and also -- Occurrence 1 of 248.">wə-ḡam</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and also</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Conjunction">Conj-w | Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)<BR> 1a) as an adverb <BR> 1a1) behind (of place) <BR> 1a2) afterwards (of time) <BR> 1b) as a preposition <BR> 1b1) behind, after (of place) <BR> 1b2) after (of time) <BR> 1b3) besides <BR> 1c) as a conjunction <BR> 1c) after that <BR> 1d) as a substantive <BR> 1d1) hinder part <BR> 1e) with other prepositions <BR> 1e1) from behind <BR> 1e2) from following after">310</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 310 -- Occurrence 10 of 715">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַֽחֲרֵי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/acharei_310.htm" title="'a·cha·rei-: after -- Occurrence 10 of 273.">’a-ḥă-rê-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">after</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv <BR> 1) so, therefore, thus <BR> 1a) thus, so <BR> 1b) just so <BR> 1c) therefore <BR> 1d) so...as (paired with adv) <BR> 1e) then <BR> 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) <BR> 1g) (with prep) <BR> 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) <BR> 1g2) hitherto <BR> 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) <BR> 1g4) afterwards <BR> 1g5) in such case <BR> adj <BR> 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable <BR> 2a) right, just, honest <BR> 2b) correct <BR> 2c) true, veritable <BR> 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)">3651</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3651 -- Occurrence 9 of 767">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֵ֗ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chen_3651.htm" title="Chen,: that -- Occurrence 7 of 124.">ḵên,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) <BR> 1a) which, who <BR> 1b) that which <BR> 2) (conj) <BR> 2a) that (in obj clause) <BR> 2b) when <BR> 2c) since <BR> 2d) as <BR> 2e) conditional if">834</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 834 -- Occurrence 27 of 5502">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲשֶׁ֨ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/asher_834.htm" title="'a·Sher: when -- Occurrence 27 of 4804.">’ă-šer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">when</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - relative">Pro-r</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to enter, come in <BR> 1a2) to come <BR> 1a2a) to come with <BR> 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) <BR> 1a2c) to come to pass <BR> 1a3) to attain to <BR> 1a4) to be enumerated <BR> 1a5) to go <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to lead in <BR> 1b2) to carry in <BR> 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon <BR> 1b4) to bring to pass <BR> 1c) (Hophal) <BR> 1c1) to be brought, brought in <BR> 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 935 -- Occurrence 5 of 2573">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יָבֹ֜אוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yavou_935.htm" title="ya·Vo·'u: came -- Occurrence 1 of 52.">yā-ḇō-’ū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">came in</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural">V-Qal-Imperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 17 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּנֵ֤י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/benei_1121.htm" title="be·Nei: the sons -- Occurrence 1 of 1283.">bə-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the sons</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) <BR> 1a) rulers, judges <BR> 1b) divine ones <BR> 1c) angels <BR> 1d) gods <BR> 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) <BR> 2a) god, goddess <BR> 2b) godlike one <BR> 2c) works or special possessions of God <BR> 2d) the (true) God <BR> 2e) God">430</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 430 -- Occurrence 67 of 2598">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haelohim_430.htm" title="ha·'E·lo·Him: of God -- Occurrence 4 of 366.">hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of God</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 24 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: to -- Occurrence 17 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1323: n f<BR> 1) daughter <BR> 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin <BR> 1a1) as polite address <BR> n pr f <BR> 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place <BR> 2) young women, women <BR> 1a3) as personification <BR> 1a4) daughter-villages <BR> 1a5) description of character">1323</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1323 -- Occurrence 12 of 589">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּנ֣וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/benot_1323.htm" title="be·Not: the daughters -- Occurrence 2 of 43.">bə-nō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the daughters</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural construct">N-fpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind <BR> 1a) man, human being <BR> 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) <BR> 1c) Adam, first man <BR> 1d) city in Jordan valley">120</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 120 -- Occurrence 32 of 552">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָֽאָדָ֔ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haadam_120.htm" title="ha·'a·Dam,: of men -- Occurrence 24 of 136.">hā-’ā-ḏām,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of men</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3205: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to bear, bring forth <BR> 1a1a) of child birth <BR> 1a1b) of distress (simile) <BR> 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) <BR> 1a2) to beget <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be born <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth <BR> 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife <BR> 1c3) midwife (participle) <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be born <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to beget (a child) <BR> 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) <BR> 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) <BR> 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)">3205</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3205 -- Occurrence 42 of 497">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְיָלְד֖וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veyaldu_3205.htm" title="ve·yal·Du: bore -- Occurrence 1 of 4.">wə-yā-lə-ḏū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and they bore [children]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָהֶ֑ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="la·Hem;">lā-hem;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine plural">Prep | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who">1992</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1992 -- Occurrence 3 of 822">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֵ֧מָּה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hemmah_1992.htm" title="Hem·mah: Those -- Occurrence 1 of 219.">hêm-māh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Those [were]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - third person masculine plural">Pro-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1368: adj <BR> 1) strong, mighty <BR> n m <BR> 2) strong man, brave man, mighty man">1368</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1368 -- Occurrence 1 of 159">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַגִּבֹּרִ֛ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haggibborim_1368.htm" title="hag·gib·bo·Rim: were the mighty -- Occurrence 1 of 21.">hag-gib-bō-rîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the mighty men</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Adjective - masculine plural">Art | Adj-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) <BR> 1a) which, who <BR> 1b) that which <BR> 2) (conj) <BR> 2a) that (in obj clause) <BR> 2b) when <BR> 2c) since <BR> 2d) as <BR> 2e) conditional if">834</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 834 -- Occurrence 28 of 5502">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲשֶׁ֥ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/asher_834.htm" title="'a·Sher: who -- Occurrence 28 of 4804.">’ă-šer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">who [were]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - relative">Pro-r</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5769: 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world <BR> 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) <BR> 1b) (of future) <BR> 1b1) for ever, always <BR> 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual <BR> 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity">5769</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5769 -- Occurrence 3 of 438">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֵעוֹלָ֖ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/meolam_5769.htm" title="me·'o·Lam: old -- Occurrence 1 of 15.">mê-‘ō-w-lām</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of old</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-m | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man <BR> 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) <BR> 1b) husband <BR> 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) <BR> 1d) servant <BR> 1e) mankind <BR> 1f) champion <BR> 1g) great man <BR> 2) whosoever <BR> 3) each (adjective)">376</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 376 -- Occurrence 5 of 2006">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַנְשֵׁ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/anshei_376.htm" title="'an·Shei: men -- Occurrence 1 of 121.">’an-šê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">men</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name <BR> 1a) name <BR> 1b) reputation, fame, glory <BR> 1c) the Name (as designation of God) <BR> 1d) memorial, monument">8034</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8034 -- Occurrence 18 of 864">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַשֵּֽׁם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hashshem_8034.htm" title="hash·Shem.: of renown -- Occurrence 1 of 4.">haš-šêm.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of renown</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="Peh">p̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Punctuation">Punc</a></span></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> 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href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5303.htm" title="han·ne·fi·lim: the Nephilim -- 5303: giants,' name of two peoples, one before the flood and one after the flood">הַנְּפִלִ֞ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="hai·u: were on -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">הָי֣וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="va·'a·retz: the earth -- 776: earth, land">בָאָרֶץ֮</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="bai·ya·mim: days -- 3117: day">בַּיָּמִ֣ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1992.htm" title="ha·hem: those -- 1992: they">הָהֵם֒</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1571.htm" title="ve·gam: and also -- 1571: also, moreover, yea">וְגַ֣ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="a·cha·rei-: after -- 310: the hind or following part">אַֽחֲרֵי־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3651.htm" title="chen: that -- 3651: so, thus">כֵ֗ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/834.htm" title="a·sher: when -- 834: who, which, that">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/935.htm" title="ya·vo·'u: came -- 935: to come in, come, go in, go">יָבֹ֜אוּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="be·nei: the sons -- 1121: son">בְּנֵ֤י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="ha·'e·lo·him: of God -- 430: God, god">הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/413.htm" title="el-: to -- 413: to, into, towards">אֶל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1323.htm" title="be·no·vt: the daughters -- 1323: daughter">בְּנֹ֣ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/120.htm" title="ha·'a·dam,: of men -- 120: man, mankind">הָֽאָדָ֔ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ve·ya·le·du: bore -- 3205: to bear, bring forth, beget">וְיָלְד֖וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="la·hem;">לָהֶ֑ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1992.htm" title="hem·mah: Those -- 1992: they">הֵ֧מָּה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1368.htm" title="hag·gib·bo·rim: were the mighty -- 1368: strong, mighty">הַגִּבֹּרִ֛ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/834.htm" title="a·sher: who -- 834: who, which, that">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5769.htm" title="me·'o·v·lam: old -- 5769: long duration, antiquity, futurity">מֵעֹולָ֖ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/376.htm" title="an·shei: men -- 376: man">אַנְשֵׁ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8034.htm" title="ha·shem.: of renown -- 8034: a name">הַשֵּֽׁם׃</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="f">פ</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/6.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5303.htm" title="nphiyl (nef-eel') -- giant">There were giants</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="'erets (eh'-rets) -- X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world">in the earth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yowm (yome) -- age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day">in those days</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="'achar (akh-ar') -- after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing)">and also after</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3651.htm" title="ken (kane) -- + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as...as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, X you">that</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/834.htm" title="'aher (ash-er') -- X after, X alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence">when</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">the sons</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty">of God</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/935.htm" title="bow' (bo) -- abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry">came in</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1323.htm" title="bath (bath) -- apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, X first, X old, + owl, town, village">unto the daughters</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/120.htm" title="'adam (aw-dawm') -- X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person">of men</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3205.htm" title="yalad (yaw-lad') -- bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child">and they bare</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1992.htm" title="hem (haym) -- it, like, X (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, X so, X such, their, them">children to them the same</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1368.htm" title="gibbowr (ghib-bore') -- champion, chief, X excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man">became mighty men</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5769.htm" title="owlam (o-lawm') -- alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old)">which were of old</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/582.htm" title="'enowsh (en-oshe') -- another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband">men</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8034.htm" title="shem (shame) -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report">of renown</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/6.htm">בראשית 6:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">הַנְּפִלִ֞ים הָי֣וּ בָאָרֶץ֮ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵם֒ וְגַ֣ם אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָבֹ֜אוּ בְּנֵ֤י הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־בְּנֹ֣ות הָֽאָדָ֔ם וְיָלְד֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם הֵ֧מָּה הַגִּבֹּרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר מֵעֹולָ֖ם אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַשֵּֽׁם׃ פ</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/6.htm">בראשית 6:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">הנפלים היו בארץ בימים ההם וגם אחרי־כן אשר יבאו בני האלהים אל־בנות האדם וילדו להם המה הגברים אשר מעולם אנשי השם׃ פ</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/6.htm">בראשית 6:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">הנפלים היו בארץ בימים ההם וגם אחרי־כן אשר יבאו בני האלהים אל־בנות האדם וילדו להם המה הגברים אשר מעולם אנשי השם׃ פ</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/6.htm">בראשית 6:4 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">הנפלים היו בארץ בימים ההם וגם אחרי כן אשר יבאו בני האלהים אל בנות האדם וילדו להם המה הגברים אשר מעולם אנשי השם׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/6-4.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/6.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>children</i> to them, the same <i>became</i> mighty men which <i>were</i> of old, men of renown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Nephilim were on the earth both in those days and afterward, when the sons of God came to the daughters of mankind, who bore children to them. They were the powerful men of old, the famous men. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">giants.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/numbers/13-33.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Numbers 13:33</span> And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 2:20,21</span> (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelled therein …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 3:11</span> For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 17:4</span> And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 21:15-22</span> Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David …</a></p><p class="hdg">after.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/6-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 6:3</span> And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for …</a></p><p class="hdg">men of.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/11-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 11:4</span> And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/numbers/16-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Numbers 16:2</span> And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/6-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 6:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 6:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/6-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 6:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 6:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>