Genesis 6:2
“That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.”
Genesis 6:2 in 7 translations
- KJVKing 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took themselves wives of all which they chose.
- ASVAmerican 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.
- DARBYDarby
- that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.
- WEBThe 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.
- YLTYoung'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.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they chose wives for themselves from among them.
Context: Genesis 6
1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
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.
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.
About Genesis 6: God's Judgment on the Earth
God was sad that people were only thinking about bad things and doing bad things. He decided to make it rain for forty days and forty nights to clean the earth and start over. But, he saved one man and his family in a big boat called an ark.
Commentary
Genesis 6 is a pivotal chapter in the book of Genesis, as it marks the beginning of the great flood. In this chapter, God sees the wickedness of man and decides to bring a flood to wipe out all of humanity. God tells Noah to build an ark and to take two of every kind of animal on board. Noah obeys God and builds the ark, and God sends the flood to wipe out all of humanity.