Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were
King James Version
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 Bible
the sons of God
International Standard Version
some divine beings noticed how attractive human women were, so they took wives for themselves from a selection that pleased them.
A Conservative Version
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair. And they took to them wives of all that 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.
Amplified
that the
Bible in Basic English
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.
Darby Translation
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.
Julia Smith Translation
And the sons of God will see the daughters of Adam that they are good, and they will take to them wives of all which they chose.
King James 2000
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they [were] beautiful. And they took for themselves wives from all that they chose.
Modern King James verseion
the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were good. And they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took unto them wives, which they best liked among them all.
NET Bible
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.
New Heart English Bible
that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
The Emphasized Bible
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men! that they were, fair, - so they took to themselves wives of whomsoever they chose,
Webster
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all whom they chose.
World English Bible
that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
Youngs 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.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 6:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prelude To The Flood
1
When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them,
2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were
Phrases
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Cross References
Genesis 4:26
To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 27:46
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I loathe my life because of the Hittite women.If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?"
Genesis 39:6-7
So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
Exodus 4:22-23
Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD, Israel is my firstborn son,
Exodus 34:16
and you take of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods.
Deuteronomy 7:3-4
You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons,
Deuteronomy 14:1
"You are the sons of the LORD your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead.
Joshua 23:12-13
For if you turn back and cling to the remnant of these nations remaining among you and make marriages with them, so that you associate with them and they with you,
2 Samuel 11:2
It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
Ezra 9:1-2
After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, "The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
Ezra 9:12
Therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.'
Nehemiah 13:24-27
And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of each people.
Job 31:1
"I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?
Psalm 82:6-7
I said, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
Isaiah 63:16
For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O LORD, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.
Malachi 2:11
Judah has been faithless, and abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the LORD, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
Malachi 2:15
Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth.
John 8:41-42
You are doing the works your father did." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father--even God."
Romans 9:7-8
and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named."
1 Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:18
and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty."
2 Peter 2:14
They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world--the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions--is not from the Father but is from the world.
Genesis 3:6
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
Genesis 24:3
that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,