Genesis 6:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And it came to be, when men began to increase on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ WHEN MEN began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them,

Common English Bible

¹ When the number of people started to increase throughout the fertile land, daughters were born to them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,

Genesis 6:1 Cross References

Genesis 1:28

And Elohim blessed them, and Elohim said to them, “Bear fruit and increase, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over all creatures moving on the earth.”

Genesis 5:32

And Noaḥ

Genesis 6:2

that the sons of Elohim saw the daughters of men, that they were good. And they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.