Verse List for GEN 6:2

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OET (OET-RV) God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.

OET-LV And_they _saw the _sons _of the_ʼElohīm DOM the _daughters _of the_humankind if/because _that were_good they and_they _took to/for_them wives from_all whom they _chose.

ULT then the sons of God saw the daughters of mankind, that they, were beautiful, so they took wives for themselves from any, of them that they chose.

UST When those girls grew up, the sons of God saw that they were beautiful, so they chose any of them that they wanted and married them.

BSB & MSB the sons of God saw that the daughters of men [were] beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

OEB some of the heavenly beings saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful; and they took them as wives, whoever they chose.

WEBBE & WMBB God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.

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

LSV and the sons of God see that they, the daughters of men, [are] beautiful, and they take women for themselves of all whom they have chosen.

FBV and the sons of God[fn] saw that these women were beautiful, and they took whichever ones they wanted.

T4T some of the men who ◄belonged to/believed in► God saw that some of the women who did not ◄belong to/believe in► God were very beautiful. So they took whichever ones they chose to become their wives.

LEB Then[fn] the sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they were beautiful. And they took for themselves wives from all that they chose.

BBE 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.

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JPS that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.

ASV that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

DRA The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.

YLT 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.

Drby that the sons of [fn]God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.

RV that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

SLT 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.

Wbstr That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all whom they chose.

KJB-1769 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

KJB-1611 That the sonnes of God saw the daughters of men, that they were faire, and they took them wiues, of all which they chose.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the sonnes of God also sawe the daughters of men that they were fayre, & they toke them wyues, such as theyliked, from among them all.
(And the sons of God also saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and they took them wives, such as theyliked, from among them all.)

Gnva Then the sonnes of God sawe the daughters of men that they were faire, and they tooke them wiues of all that they liked.
(Then the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and they took them wives of all that they liked.)

Cvdl the children of God sawe the doughters of men, that they were fayre, and toke vnto the wyues soch as they liked.
(the children of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair, and took unto the wives such as they liked.)

Wycl the sones of God seiyen the douytris of men that thei weren faire, and token wyues to hem of alle whiche thei hadden chose.
(the sons of God seiyen the daughters of men that they were fair, and token/sign wives to them of all which they had chose.)

Luth da sahen die Kinder Gottes nach den Töchtern der Menschen, wie sie schön waren und nahmen zu Weibern, welche sie wollten.
(there saw(v) the children God’s after the daughters the/of_the people, as/like they/she/them beautiful were and took to/for women, which they/she/them wanted.)

ClVg videntes filii Dei filias hominum quod essent pulchræ, acceperunt sibi uxores ex omnibus, quas elegerant.[fn]
(seeing children of_God daughters of_men that they_would_be beautifully(pl), they_received to_himself wives from to_all, which elegerant.)

UHB וַ⁠יִּרְא֤וּ בְנֵי־הָֽ⁠אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־בְּנ֣וֹת הָֽ⁠אָדָ֔ם כִּ֥י טֹבֹ֖ת הֵ֑נָּה וַ⁠יִּקְח֤וּ לָ⁠הֶם֙ נָשִׁ֔ים מִ⁠כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּחָֽרוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἰδόντες δὲ υἱοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ τὰς θυγατέρας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅτι καλαί εἰσιν, ἔλαβον ἑαυτοῖς γυναῖκας ἀπὸ πασῶν, ὧν ἐξελέξαντο.

BrTr that the [fn]sons of God having seen the daughters of men that they were beautiful, took to themselves wives of all whom they chose.