Genesis 6:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
that the sonsבְנֵי־
(ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
(ha·'e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
sawוַיִּרְא֤וּ
(vai·yir·'u)
7200: to seea prim. root
that the daughtersבְּנֹ֣ות
(be·no·vt)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of menהָֽאָדָ֔ם
(ha·'a·dam,)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
were beautiful;טֹבֹ֖ת
(to·vot)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
and they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּ
(vai·yik·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
wivesנָשִׁ֔ים
(na·shim,)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
for themselves, whomeverמִכֹּ֖ל
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
they chose.בָּחָֽרוּ׃
(ba·cha·ru.)
977: to choosea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
That the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
the daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of men
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
that they
hennah  (hane'-naw)
in, such (and such things), their, (into) them, thence, therein, these, they (had), on this side, whose, wherein.
were fair
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
and they took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
them wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
of all which they chose
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.

International Standard Version
some divine beings noticed how attractive human women were, so they took wives for themselves from a selection that pleased them.

NET Bible
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The sons of God saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose.

King James 2000 Bible
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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