Genesis

Genesis 6:2–3

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

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

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the sons	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
saw	וַיִּרְא֤וּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the daughters	בְּנ֣וֹת	bə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of men	הָֽאָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
beautiful	טֹבֹ֖ת	ṭō·ḇōṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and they took	וַיִּקְח֤וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
as wives	נָשִׁ֔ים	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
whomever	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they chose	בָּחָֽרוּ׃	bā·ḥā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H977 choose

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
My Spirit	רוּחִ֤י	rū·ḥî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
contend	יָד֨וֹן	yā·ḏō·wn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1777 judge
with man	בָֽאָדָם֙	ḇā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
forever	לְעֹלָ֔ם	lə·‘ō·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
for	בְּשַׁגַּ֖ם	bə·šag·gam	Preposition-b, Pronoun - relative; Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
he	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
mortal	בָשָׂ֑ר	ḇā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
his days	יָמָ֔יו	yā·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3117 day
be	וְהָי֣וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
120	מֵאָ֥ה	mê·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
years	שָׁנָֽה׃	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 6:2 Psalm 82:6–7 · 1 John 2:16 · Romans 9:7–8 · Nehemiah 13:24–27 · 2 Samuel 11:2 · 2 Peter 2:14 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · John 8:41–42 · Ezra 9:1–2 · Genesis 3:6 · Ezra 9:12 · Deuteronomy 14:1

Genesis 6:3 Nehemiah 9:30 · Isaiah 63:10 · 1 Peter 3:18–20 · Jeremiah 11:11 · Psalm 78:39 · Galatians 5:16–24 · Acts 7:51 · Romans 8:1–13 · 1 Thessalonians 5:19 · Numbers 11:17 · John 3:6 · Isaiah 5:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.