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Genesis 6:2 — King James Version← Study notes

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.


Genesis 6:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 6:215 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּרְא֤וּwayirəʾw
and they sawconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
בְנֵיbənēy
the sons ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙hāʾĕlōhiym
GodparticleH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
בְּנ֣וֹתbənwōt
the daughters ofnounH1323
branch · company · daughter · first ···
הָֽ/אָדָ֔םhāʾādām
humankindparticleH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
כִּ֥יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
טֹבֹ֖תṭōbōt
were goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
הֵ֑נָּהhēnāh
theyprepH2007
in · such · them · thence ···
וַ/יִּקְח֤וּwayiqəḥw
and they tookconjH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
לָ/הֶם֙lāhem
pron
נָשִׁ֔יםnāšiym
wivesnounH802
each · every · female · many ···
מִ/כֹּ֖לmikōl
from allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšer
whomparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בָּחָֽרוּbāḥārw
they choseverbH977
appoint · choose · excellent · join ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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David MensahNote1mo ago
The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men
This passage threw my theology into chaos the first time I really grappled with it in seminary. 'The sons of God saw the daughters of men were fair, and they took wives.' Most people skip over it or e...
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