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Genesis 6:4-5
New King James Version
Genesis 6:4-5
New King James Version
4 There were [a]giants on the earth in those (A)days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
5 Then [b]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (B)intent[c] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [d]continually.
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- Genesis 6:4 Heb. nephilim, fallen or mighty ones
- Genesis 6:5 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. God; LXX Lord God
- Genesis 6:5 thought
- Genesis 6:5 all the day
Genesis 6:4-5
New International Version
Genesis 6:4-5
New International Version
4 The Nephilim(A) were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans(B) and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.(C)
5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(D) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(E)
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