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 6:2 — Hebrew 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 ···

ℹWords 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...