Genesis 6:2
King James Version (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.
In context
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.
Genesis 6:2 in every translation
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young'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.
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all whom they chose.