Genesis 6:2 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 6:2

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Ephrem the Syrian

COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 6.3.3 (373)

Because the sons of Seth were going into the daughters of Cain, they turned away from their first wives whom they had previously taken.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers2 voices

Irenaeus

The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching, Sections 18-19 (202)

And for a very long while wickedness extended and spread, and reached and laid hold upon the whole race of mankind, until a very small seed of righteousness remained among them: and illicit unions took place upon the earth, since angels were united with the daughters of the race of mankind; and they bore to them sons who for their exceeding greatness were called giants.

Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Chapter VI - Verse 2) But the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair. The Hebrew word Elohim (), is of common gender: and both God and gods are called by this name. Hence, Aquila, in the plural number, dared to call them Sons of gods, understanding them to mean the Holy Ones or Angels. For God stands in the assembly of gods: but in the midst of them He judgeth gods. (Alternate reading: judgeth). (Psalm LXXXI, 1).

Modern Voices1 voice

Michael S. Heiser

"The Ancient Near Eastern Context for Genesis 6:1-4" (drmsh.com) (2015)

This article deals a death blow to any non-supernatural (or non-mythic as some prefer) interpretation in the sense that, if you care about interpreting the Bible in context, no human interpretation of the sons of God can work.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּרְא֤וּ	vai.yir.'U	and they saw	H7200 →
בְנֵי־	ve.nei-	[the] sons of	H1121 →
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּנ֣וֹת	be.Not	[the] daughters of	H1323 →
הָֽאָדָ֔ם	ha.'a.Dam	<the> humankind	H120 →
כִּ֥י	ki	that	H3588 →
טֹבֹ֖ת	to.Vot	[were] good	H2896 →
הֵ֑נָּה	He.nah	they	H2007 →
וַיִּקְח֤וּ	vai.yik.Chu	and they took	H3947 →
לָהֶם֙	la.Hem	for <the> themselves
נָשִׁ֔ים	na.Shim	wives	H802 →
מִכֹּ֖ל	mi.Kol	from all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
בָּחָֽרוּ׃	ba.Cha.ru	they chose	H977 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H2007henahthey30×

The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
leads to
- Romans 13:14
  Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- Galatians 5:17
  For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
- Psalms 119:36–37
  Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
- Genesis 3:6
  When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave…
- Proverbs 27:20
  Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.