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International Standard Version
some divine beings noticed how attractive human women were, so they took wives for themselves from a selection that pleased them.
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
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 6:2
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Context Readings
Prelude To The Flood
1 Now after the population of human beings had increased throughout the earth, and daughters had been born to them, 2 some divine beings noticed how attractive human women were, so they took wives for themselves from a selection that pleased them. 3 So the LORD said, "My Spirit won't remain with human beings forever, because they're truly mortal. Their lifespan will be 120 years."
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Genesis 4:26
Seth also fathered a son, whom he named Enosh. At that time, profaning the name of the LORD began.
Genesis 27:46
Rebekah also told herself, "Heth's daughters are making me tired of living. If Jacob marries one of Heth's daughters, and she turns out to be just like these other local women, what kind of life would there be left for me?"
Genesis 39:6-7
Everything that he owned, he entrusted into Joseph's care. He never concerned himself about anything, except for the food he ate.
Exodus 4:22-23
You are to say to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD says: "Israel is my firstborn son.
Exodus 34:16
"You are not to take any of their daughters for your sons. Otherwise, when their daughters prostitute themselves with their gods, they may cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.
Deuteronomy 7:3-4
You are not to intermarry with them. You are not to give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters for your sons,
Deuteronomy 14:1
"You are children of the LORD your God. You must not lacerate yourselves or shave your foreheads on account of the dead,
Joshua 23:12-13
because if you ever turn back and cling to those who remain of these nations by intermarrying with them and associating one with another,
2 Samuel 11:2
Late one afternoon about dusk, David got up from his couch and was walking around on the roof of the royal palace. From there he watched a woman taking a bath, and she was very beautiful to look at.
Ezra 9:1-2
After these things occurred, certain officials approached me and said "The people of Israel, the priests, and the descendants of Levi have not separated themselves from the people of the lands or from the detestable behavior of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites,
Ezra 9:12
"The land you are entering to possess is a morally unclean land due to the moral uncleanness of the nations of the lands along with their abominations that has filled it from one end to the other with their impurities. So, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor marry their daughters to your sons, and under no circumstances are you to seek their well-being or their wealth, so that you may remain strong, enjoying the best things the land has to give, and so that you may establish an inheritance for your children forever.'
Nehemiah 13:24-27
Furthermore, their children spoke half of the time in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak in the language of Judah. Instead, they spoke in the languages of various nations.
Job 31:1
"I made a covenant with my eyes; how, then, can I focus my attention on a virgin?
Psalm 82:6-7
"Indeed I said, "You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High.
Isaiah 63:16
But you are our Father, even Abraham does not know us and Israel has not acknowledged us; you are he, O LORD, our Father, from long ago, "Our Redeemer' is your name.
Malachi 2:11
Judah has become unfaithful, and a detestable thing was committed in Israel and Jerusalem. Indeed, Judah profaned the Holy Place of the LORD, which he loves, and married a daughter of a foreign god.
Malachi 2:15
Did he not make them one? And the vestige of the spirit remains in him. And why did he make them one? He was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and don't be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
John 8:41-42
You are doing your father's actions." They told him, "We're not illegitimate children. We have one Father, God himself."
Romans 9:7-8
and not all of Abraham's descendants are his true descendants. On the contrary, "It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you."
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 marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
Stop becoming unevenly yoked with unbelievers. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? What fellowship can light have with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:18
I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters," declares the Lord Almighty.
2 Peter 2:14
With eyes full of adultery, they cannot get enough of sin. They seduce unsteady souls and have had their hearts expertly trained in greed. They are doomed to a curse.
1 John 2:16
For everything that is in the world the desire for fleshly gratification, the desire for possessions, and worldly arrogance is not from the Father but is from the world.
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree produced good food, was attractive in appearance, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. Then she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate some, too.
Genesis 24:3
as a promise to the LORD, the God of heaven and earth, that you won't acquire a wife for my son from the Canaanite women among whom I'm living.