Genesis 6:1

And it came to passe wha men bega to multiplye apo the erth ad had begot them doughters

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2the sonnes of God sawe the doughters of men that they were fayre and toke vnto them wyves which they best liked amoge the all.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:28And God blessed them and God sayd vnto them. Growe and multiplye and fyll the erth and subdue it and have domynyon over the fysh of the see and over the foules of the ayre and over all the beastes that move on the erth.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:1

The most remarkable thing we have upon record concerning the old world is the destruction of it by the universal deluge, the account of which commences in this chapter, wherein we have, I. The abounding iniquity of that wicked world, ver. 1-5 , and ver. 11, 12 . II. The righteous God's just resentment of that abounding iniquity, and his holy resolution to punish it, ver. 6, 7 . III. The special favour of God to his servant Noah. 1. In the character given of him, ver. 8-10 . 2. In the communication of God's purpose… Read the whole commentary →

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