Genesis 6:1-4
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,Select Genesis 6:1
2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.Select Genesis 6:2
3And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.Select Genesis 6:3
4There 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.Select Genesis 6:4
5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.Select Genesis 6:5
6And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.Select Genesis 6:6
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WEB
6:1 When men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
6:2 God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.
6:3 Yahweh said, “My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; so his days will be one hundred twenty years.”
6:4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God’s sons came in to men’s daughters and had children with them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
ASV
6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them,
6:2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
6:3 And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.
6:4 The Nephilim were 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 were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
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