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1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them,
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When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
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the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years."
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Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal ; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”
4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
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The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
5 The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
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The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
6 And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.
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The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
7 So the LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them."
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So the LORD said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”
8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
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But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
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