Genesis 6:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 6:2 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 6:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 6:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.”
Genesis 6:2 — World English Bible
Genesis 6:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.”
Genesis 6:2 — American Standard Version
Genesis 6:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and sons of God see the daughters of men that they <FI>are<Fi> fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.”
Genesis 6:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 6:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that the sons ofGod saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose. ”
Genesis 6:2 — Darby Translation
Genesis 6:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the sonnes of God sawe the daughters of men that they were faire, and they tooke them wiues of all that they liked.”
Genesis 6:2 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 6:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“that the sons of God saw the daughters of man, that they were good, and they took for themselves women from all whom they chose.”
Genesis 6:2 — The Living Sword
Genesis 6:2 in Context — 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,
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.
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.
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.
What Does Genesis 6:2 Mean?
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