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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/6-2.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/7200.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to see <BR> 1a2) to see, perceive <BR> 1a3) to see, have vision <BR> 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out <BR> 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish <BR> 1a6) to look at, gaze at <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to appear, present oneself <BR> 1b2) to be seen <BR> 1b3) to be visible <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be seen <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to cause to see, show <BR> 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at <BR> 1e) (Hophal) <BR> 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown <BR> 1e2) to be exhibited to <BR> 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face">7200</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7200 -- Occurrence 11 of 1306">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּרְא֤וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyiru_7200.htm" title="vai·yir·'U: saw -- Occurrence 1 of 40.">way-yir-’ū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that saw</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-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 16 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְנֵי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/venei_1121.htm" title="ve·nei-: the sons -- Occurrence 1 of 282.">ḇə-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 66 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 3 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/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 94 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 71 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</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 11 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 1 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 30 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 23 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/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 31 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki: for -- Occurrence 30 of 4334.">kî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj <BR> 1) good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 16 of 562">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">טֹבֹ֖ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tovot_2896.htm" title="to·Vot: were beautiful -- Occurrence 1 of 7.">ṭō-ḇōṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[were] beautiful</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - feminine plural">Adj-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2007.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2007: 1) they, these, the same, who">2007</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2007.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2007 -- Occurrence 1 of 48">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֵ֑נָּה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hennah_2007.htm" title="Hen·nah;: they -- Occurrence 1 of 25.">hên-nāh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - third person feminine plural">Pro-3fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to take, take in the hand <BR> 1a2) to take and carry along <BR> 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away <BR> 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept <BR> 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon <BR> 1a6) to fetch <BR> 1a7) to take, lead, conduct <BR> 1a8) to take, capture, seize <BR> 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be captured <BR> 1b2) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1b3) to be taken, brought unto <BR> 1c) (Pual) <BR> 1c1) to be taken from or out of <BR> 1c2) to be stolen from <BR> 1c3) to be taken captive <BR> 1c4) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1d) (Hophal) <BR> 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto <BR> 1d2) to be taken out of <BR> 1d3) to be taken away <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) <BR> 1e1) to take hold of oneself <BR> 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)">3947</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3947 -- Occurrence 12 of 965">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּקְח֤וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyikchu_3947.htm" title="vai·yik·Chu: took -- Occurrence 1 of 54.">way-yiq-ḥū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and they took</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָהֶם֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="la·Hem">lā-hem</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for themselves</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/802.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female <BR> 1a) woman (opposite of man) <BR> 1b) wife (woman married to a man)<BR> 1c) female (of animals) <BR> 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 802 -- Occurrence 24 of 781">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נָשִׁ֔ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nashim_802.htm" title="na·Shim,: wives -- Occurrence 2 of 55.">nā-šîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">wives</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural">N-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole <BR> 1a) all, the whole of <BR> 1b) any, each, every, anything <BR> 1c) totality, everything">3605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3605 -- Occurrence 51 of 5418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִכֹּ֖ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mikkol_3605.htm" title="mik·Kol: all manner -- Occurrence 6 of 228.">mik-kōl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of all</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/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 26 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: they -- Occurrence 26 of 4804.">’ă-šer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">whomever</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/977.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 977: 1) to choose, elect, decide for<BR> 1a) (Qal) to choose <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected">977</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 977 -- Occurrence 1 of 152">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָּחָֽרוּ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bacharu_977.htm" title="ba·Cha·ru.: chose -- Occurrence 1 of 5.">bā-ḥā-rū.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they chose</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common 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href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ve·nei-: the sons -- 1121: son">בְנֵי־</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/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</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/3588.htm" title="ki: for -- 3588: that, for, when">כִּ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="to·vot: were beautiful -- 2896: pleasant, agreeable, good">טֹבֹ֖ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2007.htm" title="hen·nah;: they -- 2007: they">הֵ֑נָּה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3947.htm" title="vai·yik·chu: took -- 3947: to take">וַיִּקְח֤וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="la·hem">לָהֶם֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="na·shim,: wives -- 802: woman, wife, female">נָשִׁ֔ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3605.htm" title="mik·kol: all manner -- 3605: the whole, all">מִכֹּ֖ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/834.htm" title="a·sher: they -- 834: who, which, that">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/977.htm" title="ba·cha·ru.: chose -- 977: to choose">בָּחָֽרוּ׃</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/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">That 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/7200.htm" title="ra'ah (raw-aw') -- advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy">saw</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">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/2007.htm" title="hennah (hane'-naw) -- X in, X such (and such things), their, (into) them, thence, therein, these, they (had), on this side">that they</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="towb (tobe) -- beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad">were fair</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3947.htm" title="laqach (law-kakh') -- accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing)">and they took</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman">them wives</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/977.htm" title="bachar (baw-khar') -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require">of all which they chose</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/6.htm">בראשית 6:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיִּרְא֤וּ בְנֵי־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־בְּנֹ֣ות הָֽאָדָ֔ם כִּ֥י טֹבֹ֖ת הֵ֑נָּה וַיִּקְח֤וּ לָהֶם֙ נָשִׁ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּחָֽרוּ׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/6.htm">בראשית 6:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויראו בני־האלהים את־בנות האדם כי טבת הנה ויקחו להם נשים מכל אשר בחרו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/6.htm">בראשית 6:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויראו בני־האלהים את־בנות האדם כי טבת הנה ויקחו להם נשים מכל אשר בחרו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/6.htm">בראשית 6:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויראו בני האלהים את בנות האדם כי טבת הנה ויקחו להם נשים מכל אשר בחרו׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/6-2.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 />that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they <i>were</i> fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">the sons.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/4-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 4:26</span> And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/4-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 4:22,23</span> And you shall say to Pharaoh, Thus said the LORD, Israel is my son, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 14:1</span> You are the children of the LORD your God: you shall not cut yourselves, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/82-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 82:6,7</span> I have said, You are gods; and all of you are children of the most High…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 63:16</span> Doubtless you are our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/malachi/2-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Malachi 2:11</span> Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/8-41.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 8:41</span> You do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/8-42.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 8:42</span> Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/9-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 9:7,8</span> Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 6:18</span> And will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, …</a></p><p class="hdg">saw.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Peter 2:14</span> Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling …</a></p><p class="hdg">that they.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/3-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 3:6</span> And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/39-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 39:6,7</span> And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 11:2</span> And it came to pass in an evening, that David arose from off his …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/31-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 31:1</span> I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I think on a maid?</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_john/2-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 John 2:16</span> For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust …</a></p><p class="hdg">and they.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/24-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 24:3</span> And I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/27-46.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 27:46</span> And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/34-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 34:16</span> And you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 7:3,4</span> Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Joshua 23:12,13</span> Else if you do in any wise go back, and join to the remnant of these …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezra 9:1,2,12</span> Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Nehemiah 13:24-27</span> And their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/malachi/2-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Malachi 2:15</span> And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 7:39</span> The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband lives; but if …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 6:14-16</span> Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/6-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 6:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 6:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/6-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 6:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 6:3" /></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>