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that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were good in appearance; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. Then Yahweh said, “(A)My Spirit shall not [a]strive with man forever [b](B)because he indeed is flesh; [c]nevertheless his days shall be 120 years.” The (C)Nephilim were on the earth in those 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 6:3 Or rule in; some ancient versions abide in
  2. Genesis 6:3 Or in his going astray he is flesh
  3. Genesis 6:3 Or therefore