Genesis 6:2
World English Bible (WEB)
God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.
In context
1 When men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
2 God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.
3 The LORD said, “My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; so his days will be one hundred twenty years.”
4 The Nephilim were on 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 6:2 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.