Genesis 6:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 6:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 6:4 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 6:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God’s sons came in to men’s daughters and had children with them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.”

Genesis 6:4 — World English Bible

Genesis 6:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The Nephilim were 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 were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown. ”

Genesis 6:4 — American Standard Version

Genesis 6:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The fallen ones were in the earth in those days, and even afterwards when sons of God come in unto daughters of men, and they have borne to them--they <FI>are<Fi> the heroes, who, from of old, <FI>are<Fi> the men of name.”

Genesis 6:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 6:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“In those days were the giants on the earth, and also afterwards, when the sons ofGod had come in to the daughters of men, and they had borne [children] to them; these were the heroes, who of old were men of renown. ”

Genesis 6:4 — Darby Translation

Genesis 6:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There were gyants in the earth in those dayes: yea, and after that the sonnes of God came vnto the daughters of men, and they had borne them children, these were mightie men, which in olde time were men of renoume.”

Genesis 6:4 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 6:4 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were from of old, men of renown.”

Genesis 6:4 — The Living Sword

Genesis 6:4 in Context — 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.

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.

5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

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What Does Genesis 6:4 Mean?

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