That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsthat the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
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.
that the sons ofGod saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)