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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויראו בני האלהים את בנות האדם כי טבת הנה ויקחו להם נשים מכל אשר בחרו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyrAv bny hAlhym At bnvt hAdm ky tbt hnh vyqKHv lhm nSHym mkl ASHr bKHrv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
videntes filii Dei filias eorum quod essent pulchrae acceperunt uxores sibi ex omnibus quas elegerant

King James Variants
American King James Version   
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Authorized (King James) Version   
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
New King James Version   
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
21st Century King James Version   
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair; and they took for themselves wives of all whom they chose.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
Darby Bible Translation   
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took themselves wives of all that they chose.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took themselves wives of all which they chose.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
God's Word   
The sons of God saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
International Standard Version   
some divine beings noticed how attractive human women were, so they took wives for themselves from a selection that pleased them.
NET Bible   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.
New American Standard Bible   
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
New International Version   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
New Living Translation   
The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
Webster's Bible Translation   
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all whom they chose.
The World English Bible   
that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
EasyEnglish Bible   
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. They chose for themselves any of them that they wanted to become their wives.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.
New Life Version   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. And they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
The Voice Bible   
The sons of God saw how beautiful the humans’ daughters were, and they decided to take any daughters they wanted as their wives.
Living Bible   
Now a population explosion took place upon the earth. It was at this time that beings from the spirit world looked upon the beautiful earth women and took any they desired to be their wives.
New Catholic Bible   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married as many of them as they wanted.
Legacy Standard Bible   
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were good in appearance; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took for themselves wives of all whom they chose.
Christian Standard Bible   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took wives of all they desired and chose.
New Century Version   
When the sons of God saw that these girls were beautiful, they married any of them they chose.
The Message   
When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born, the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives for themselves any of them they chose.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
the sons of God saw that they were fair; and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose.
Good News Translation®   
some of the heavenly beings saw that these young women were beautiful, so they took the ones they liked.
Wycliffe Bible   
the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took wives to them of all which they had chosen. (the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and took wives for themselves of all whom they had chosen.)
Contemporary English Version   
More and more people were born, until finally they spread all over the earth. Some of their daughters were so beautiful that supernatural beings came down and married the ones they wanted.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took to wife such of them as they chose.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
the sons of God saw that they were fair, and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
the sons of God saw that they were fair; and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose.
Common English Bible © 2011   
The divine beings saw how beautiful these human women were, so they married the ones they chose.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and desirable; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose and desired.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
the sons of God saw how beautiful the daughters of human beings were, and so they took for their wives whomever they pleased.
New American Standard Bible   
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
The Expanded Bible   
When the ·sons of God [C may refer to godly men among Seth’s descendants (ch. 5), or noble men, or angels] saw that ·these girls [L the daughters of men/human beings; C either evil women among Cain’s descendants (4:17–24), poor women, or simply mortal women] were beautiful, they married any of them they chose [C though their identity is unclear, their marriage clearly violated a boundary].
Tree of Life Version   
then the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were good and they took for themselves wives, any they chose.
Revised Standard Version   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took to wife such of them as they chose.
New International Reader's Version   
The sons of God saw that the daughters of human beings were beautiful. So they married any of them they chose.
BRG Bible   
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Complete Jewish Bible   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were attractive; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
the sons of God saw that they were fair; and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
That the bnei HaElohim saw the banot HaAdam that they were tovot; and they took them nashim of all which they chose.
Names of God Bible   
The sons of Elohim saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose.
Modern English Version   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair and took as wives any they chose.
Easy-to-Read Version   
The number of people on earth continued to increase. When these people had daughters, the sons of God saw how beautiful they were. So they chose the women they wanted. They married them, and the women had their children. Then the Lord said, “People are only human. I will not let my Spirit be troubled by them forever. I will let them live only 120 years.” During this time and also later, the Nephilim people lived in the land. They have been famous as powerful soldiers since ancient times.
International Children’s Bible   
The sons of God saw that these girls were beautiful. And they married any of them they chose.
Lexham English Bible   
Then the sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they were beautiful. And they took for themselves wives from all that they chose.
New International Version - UK   
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.