Genesis 6:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 6:4 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 →
הַנְּפִלִ֞ים
nᵉphîyl
H5303
giants
הָי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בָאָרֶץ֮
ʼerets
H776
land
בַּיָּמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
הָהֵם֒
hêm
H1992
they
וְגַ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
אַֽחֲרֵי
ʼachar
H310
after
כֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָבֹ֜אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בְּנֵ֤י
bên
H1121
son
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנ֣וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
הָֽאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְיָלְד֖וּ
yâlad
H3205
to bear
לָהֶ֑ם
הֵ֧מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
הַגִּבֹּרִ֛ים
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מֵעוֹלָ֖ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
אַנְשֵׁ֥י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַשֵּֽׁם
shêm
H8034
name
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came to men's daughters. They bore children to them: the same were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
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King James Version Public Domain
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 children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also after that, when the sons of God went to the daughters of mankind, and they bore children for them. They the mighty who from long ago, the men of renown.
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