Genesis 6
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 6:2-4

2that the sonsH1121 of GodH430 sawH7200 that the daughtersH1323 of menH120 were 1beautifulH2896; and they tookH3947 wivesH802 for themselves, whomeverH3605H834 they choseH977. 3Then the LordH3068 saidH559, “2My SpiritH7307 shall not 3striveH1777 with manH120 foreverH5769, 45becauseH7683 he alsoH7683 is fleshH1320; 6nevertheless his daysH3117 shall be one hundredH3967 and twentyH6242 yearsH8141.” 4The 7NephilimH5303 were on the earthH776 in thoseH1992 daysH3117, and alsoH1571 afterwardH310H3651, whenH834 the sonsH1121 of GodH430 cameH935 in to the daughtersH1323 of menH120, and they boreH3205 children to them. ThoseH1992 were the mightyH1368 menH1368 whoH834 were of oldH5769, menH376 of renownH8034.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 6:2 Lit good ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 6:3 Gal 5:16, 17; 1 Pet 3:20 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 6:3 Or rule in; some ancient versions read abide in ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 6:3 Or in his going astray he is flesh ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 6:3 Ps 78:39 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 6:3 Or therefore ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 6:4 Num 13:33 ↩

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