Genesis 6:1

And it cometh to pass that mankind have begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them,

Young's Literal Translation

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

2and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:28And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

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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