Genesis

Genesis 6:1

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

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַֽיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
men	הָֽאָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
began	הֵחֵ֣ל	hê·ḥêl	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
to multiply	לָרֹ֖ב	lā·rōḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7231 be or become, many, much
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
and daughters	וּבָנ֖וֹת	ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
were born	יֻלְּד֥וּ	yul·lə·ḏū	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to them	לָהֶֽם׃	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.