Strong's Lexicon the sons בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class of God הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God saw that וַיִּרְא֤וּ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face the daughters בְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1323: n f 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address n pr f 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character of men הָֽאָדָ֔ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley [were] beautiful, טֹבֹ֖ת (ṭō·ḇōṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty and they took וַיִּקְח֤וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning) as wives נָשִׁ֔ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) whomever אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if they chose. בָּחָֽרוּ׃ (bā·ḥā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 977: 1) to choose, elect, decide for 1a) (Qal) to choose 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethe sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose. Young's Literal Translation and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen. 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. 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. Parallel Verses New International Version the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. New Living Translation The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives. English Standard Version the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 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. American Standard Version that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose. English Revised Version that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose. Young's Literal Translation and sons of God see the daughters of men that they are fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen. Cross References Genesis 6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, Genesis 6:3 And 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. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Genesis 5:31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. Genesis 6:4 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. Genesis 6:5 And 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. Jump to Previous Beautiful Chose Chosen Daughters Fair God's Married Pleasing Themselves Whomever Whomsoever Wife Wives WomenJump to Next Beautiful Chose Chosen Daughters Fair God's Married Pleasing Themselves Whomever Whomsoever Wife Wives WomenLinks Genesis 6:2 NIVGenesis 6:2 NLT Genesis 6:2 ESV Genesis 6:2 NASB Genesis 6:2 KJV Genesis 6:2 Bible Apps Genesis 6:2 Parallel Genesis 6:2 Biblia Paralela Genesis 6:2 Chinese Bible Genesis 6:2 French Bible Genesis 6:2 German Bible Genesis 6:2 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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