Genesis 6:3-4
King James Version
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
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Genesis 6:3-4
New International Version
3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit(A) will not contend with[a] humans forever,(B) for they are mortal[b];(C) their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”
4 The Nephilim(D) were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans(E) and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.(F)
Footnotes
- Genesis 6:3 Or My spirit will not remain in
- Genesis 6:3 Or corrupt
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