Genesis

Genesis 6:2

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

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the sonsבְנֵי־ḇə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
sawוַיִּרְא֤וּway·yir·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7200 see
thatכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbə·nō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH1323 daughter
of menהָֽאָדָ֔םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
beautifulטֹבֹ֖תṭō·ḇōṯAdjective - feminine pluralH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּway·yiq·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3947 take
as wivesנָשִׁ֔יםnā·šîmNoun - feminine pluralH802 woman, wife, female
whomeverאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
they choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃bā·ḥā·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH977 choose

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.