And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
Genesis 6:2 - American Standard Version (1901) that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took wives of all they desired and chose. Common English Bible The divine beings saw how beautiful these human women were, so they married the ones they chose. Catholic Public Domain Version the sons of God, seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful, took to themselves wives from all whom they chose. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took themselves wives of all which they chose. English Standard Version 2016 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. |
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah.
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them,
And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.
And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.
I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?
and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters play the harlot after their gods, and make thy sons play the harlot after their gods.
For thou art our Father, though Abraham knoweth us not, and Israel doth not acknowledge us: thou, O Jehovah, art our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is thy name.
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Jehovah which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign god.
And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Ye are the children of Jehovah your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstedfast souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of cursing;
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.