Focused Passage

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

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

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

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

4 The 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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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

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

Original words

Now וַֽיְהִי֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular when כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction men הָֽאָדָ֔ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular began הֵחֵ֣ל H2490 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular to multiply לָרֹ֖ב H7231 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the face פְּנֵ֣י H6440 Noun - common plural construct of the earth הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular and daughters וּבָנ֖וֹת H1323 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural were born יֻלְּד֥וּ H3205 Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural to them לָהֶֽם׃ Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

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

Original words

the sons בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of God הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker saw וַיִּרְא֤וּ H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural that כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction the daughters בְּנ֣וֹת H1323 Noun - feminine plural construct of men הָֽאָדָ֔ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular - הֵ֑נָּה H2007 Pronoun - third person feminine plural [were] beautiful טֹבֹ֖ת H2896 Adjective - feminine plural and they took וַיִּקְח֤וּ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - לָהֶם֙ Preposition | third person masculine plural as wives נָשִׁ֔ים H802 Noun - feminine plural vvv מִכֹּ֖ל H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular whomever אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative they chose בָּחָֽרוּ׃ H977 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

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

Original words

So the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular My Spirit רוּחִ֤י H7307 Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular {will} not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle contend יָד֨וֹן H1777 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular with man בָֽאָדָם֙ H120 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular forever לְעֹלָ֔ם H5769 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular for בְּשַׁגַּ֖ם H1571 Preposition-b, Pronoun - relative | Conjunction he [is] ה֣וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular mortal בָשָׂ֑ר H1320 Noun - masculine singular his days יָמָ֔יו H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular {shall} be וְהָי֣וּ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 120 מֵאָ֥ה H3967 Number - feminine singular . . . וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים H6242 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural years שָׁנָֽה׃ H8141 Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

LXX and Syriac My Spirit will not remain in man forever

Verse 4

Cross-references

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

Original words

The Nephilim הַנְּפִלִ֞ים H5303 Article | Noun - masculine plural were הָי֣וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural on the earth בָאָרֶץ֮ H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular in those days בַּיָּמִ֣ים H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural . . . הָהֵם֒ H1992 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural and וְגַ֣ם H1571 Conjunction afterward as well אַֽחֲרֵי־ H310 Preposition . . . כֵ֗ן H3651 Adverb when אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative the sons בְּנֵ֤י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of God הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural had relations with יָבֹ֜אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the daughters בְּנ֣וֹת H1323 Noun - feminine plural construct of men הָֽאָדָ֔ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular And they bore וְיָלְד֖וּ H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural them לָהֶ֑ם Preposition | third person masculine plural [children] who הֵ֧מָּה H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural [became] the mighty men הַגִּבֹּרִ֛ים H1368 Article | Adjective - masculine plural - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative of old מֵעוֹלָ֖ם H5769 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular men אַנְשֵׁ֥י H582 Noun - masculine plural construct of renown הַשֵּֽׁם׃פ H8034 Article | Noun - masculine singular

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