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Genesis 6:3-5
International Standard Version
Genesis 6:3-5
International Standard Version
3 So the Lord said, “My Spirit won’t remain[a] with human beings forever, because they’re truly mortal.[b] Their lifespan[c] will be 120 years.”
4 The Nephilim[d] were on the earth at that time[e] (and also immediately afterward), when those divine beings[f] were having sexual relations with[g] those human women,[h] who gave birth to children for them. These children[i] became the heroes and legendary figures of ancient times.[j]
God Decides to Destroy the World
5 The Lord saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people’s thoughts[k] becoming only evil on a continuous basis.
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- Genesis 6:3 Or contend
- Genesis 6:3 Lit. flesh
- Genesis 6:3 Lit. days
- Genesis 6:4 MT reads The Fallen Ones; LXX and Aram. read Giants; cf. Num 13:33
- Genesis 6:4 Lit. earth in those days
- Genesis 6:4 Or after, the sons of God
- Genesis 6:4 Lit. beings went in to
- Genesis 6:4 Lit. with Adam’s daughters
- Genesis 6:4 The Heb. lacks children
- Genesis 6:4 Lit. heroes of ancient times, men of renown
- Genesis 6:5 Lit. hearts
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