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Genesis 6:1-4

Human Wickedness Fills the Earth, Yet God Preserves Noah Through Grace and Covenant Purpose

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

3So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Matthew 24:36BSB references Matthew 24:37Classic cross-references

Original words

Nowוַֽיְהִי֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularwhenכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionmenהָֽאָדָ֔םH120Article | Noun - masculine singularbeganהֵחֵ֣לH2490Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularto multiplyלָרֹ֖בH7231Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe faceפְּנֵ֣יH6440Noun - common plural constructof the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הH127Article | Noun - feminine singularand daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתH1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralwere bornיֻלְּד֥וּH3205Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common pluralto themלָהֶֽם׃Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

Job 31:1Classic cross-references Psalms 82:6Classic cross-references 1 John 2:16Classic cross-references Genesis 3:6Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 7:3Classic cross-references

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the sonsבְנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙H430Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markersawוַיִּרְא֤וּH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthatכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionthe daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתH1323Noun - feminine plural constructof menהָֽאָדָ֔םH120Article | Noun - masculine singular-הֵ֑נָּהH2007Pronoun - third person feminine plural[were] beautifulטֹבֹ֖תH2896Adjective - feminine pluraland they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-לָהֶם֙Preposition | third person masculine pluralas wivesנָשִׁ֔יםH802Noun - feminine pluralvvvמִכֹּ֖לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularwhomeverאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativethey choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃H977Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

Nehemiah 9:30Classic cross-references Isaiah 63:10Classic cross-references 1 Peter 3:18Classic cross-references Jeremiah 11:11Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:30Classic cross-references

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So the LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularMy Spiritרוּחִ֤יH7307Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular{will} notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlecontendיָד֨וֹןH1777Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwith manבָֽאָדָם֙H120Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularforeverלְעֹלָ֔םH5769Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularforבְּשַׁגַּ֖םH1571Preposition-b, Pronoun - relative | Conjunctionhe [is]ה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularmortalבָשָׂ֑רH1320Noun - masculine singularhis daysיָמָ֔יוH3117Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular{shall} beוְהָי֣וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural120מֵאָ֥הH3967Number - feminine singular. . .וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםH6242Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralyearsשָׁנָֽה׃H8141Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

LXX and Syriac My Spirit will not remain in man forever

Verse 4

Cross-references

Numbers 13:33Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 17:4Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 21:15Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 3:11Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 2:20Classic cross-references

Original words

The Nephilimהַנְּפִלִ֞יםH5303Article | Noun - masculine pluralwereהָי֣וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralon the earthבָאָרֶץ֮H776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularin those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .הָהֵם֒H1992Article | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralandוְגַ֣םH1571Conjunctionafterward as wellאַֽחֲרֵי־H310Preposition. . .כֵ֗ןH3651Adverbwhenאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativethe sonsבְּנֵ֤יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙H430Article | Noun - masculine pluralhad relations withיָבֹ֜אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתH1323Noun - feminine plural constructof menהָֽאָדָ֔םH120Article | Noun - masculine singularAnd they boreוְיָלְד֖וּH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthemלָהֶ֑םPreposition | third person masculine plural[children] whoהֵ֧מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine plural[became] the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֛יםH1368Article | Adjective - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeof oldמֵעוֹלָ֖םH5769Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularmenאַנְשֵׁ֥יH582Noun - masculine plural constructof renownהַשֵּֽׁם׃פH8034Article | Noun - masculine singular

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