Genesis 6:2 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.
English 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.
English Amplified
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took wives of all they desired and chose.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took wives of all they desired and chose.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.
English EASY 2024
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. They chose for themselves any of them that they wanted to become their wives.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
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English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
some of the heavenly beings saw that these young women were beautiful, so they took the ones they liked.
English God's Word - GW 1995
the sons of God saw the beautiful women of the human race and took any they wanted as their wives.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
English KJV 1611
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
English LSB
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were good in appearance; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair and took as wives any they chose.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
the sons of heaven saw how beautiful the daughters of man were, and so they took for their wives as many of them as they chose.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. So they married any of them they chose.
English NIV
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
English NKJ 1982
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
English NLT
the sons of God saw the beautiful women of the human race and took any they wanted as their wives.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
the sons of God saw that they were fair; and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Divine beings found them very appealing, so they took the women they wanted as their wives.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took to wife such of them as they chose.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
It was at this time that beings from the spirit world looked upon the beautiful earth women and took any they desired to be their wives.
English Tyndale 1537
the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took unto them wives, which they best liked among them all.