Genesis 6:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 6:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּרְא֤וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנ֣וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
הָֽאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
טֹבֹ֖ת
ṭôwb
H2896
good
הֵ֑נָּה
hênnâh
H2007
these
וַיִּקְח֤וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
לָהֶם֙
נָשִׁ֔ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
מִכֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּחָֽרוּ
bâchar
H977
to choose
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World English Bible Public Domain
that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then the sons of God saw the daughters of mankind, that they beautiful, so they took wives for themselves from any that they chose.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).