Subject: Scripture Verse: Decoder: Kerrie French Strong # Word Choice Verse 1 1961 ה י ה (This is is not a perfect match) 3588 2490 החל 120 אדם The Nephilim and the Daughters of Men Genesis 6:1-6 Word for Word Comparison All word studies utilize two or more lexicon sources to ensure accuracy. Overt errors in translation are highlighted in red. * Represents a reversal of word order between two words. P and S denote the prefix and suffix in the Hebrew text column. Hebrew is read from R L, and the part underlined is the portion that perfectly matches the Strong s word choice, with the remainder as the prefix and suffix. KJ V Scripture English Translation And it came to pass, when began men Actual Interlinear Hebrew Text ויהי hayah??? kiy החל chalal ה אדם adam Strong s Hebrew Definitions to exist; be; become; come to pass; beacon; pertain; requirement; happen; set forth; and; forasmuch; inasmuch; whereas; assuredly; certainly; doubtless; even; except; for; how; because; in; so; than; that; nevertheless; now; rightly; seeing; since; surely; then; therefore; although; till; truly; until; when; whether; while; yet; to bore; to wound; to dissolve; to profane; to break; to begin; defile; polluted; stain; Adam; ruddy; human being; Brown-Driver- Brigg s Hebrew Lexicon and TWOT to be; to become; to come to pass; to exist; to come about; to happen; to fall out; that; for; because; when; as though; as; because that; but; then; certainly; except; surely; since; to profane; to defile; to polluted; to desecrate; to be; Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament: profane; defile; Adam; man; mankind; human being; the first Adam; New Restored Text It came to pass when polluted and defiled mankind 7231 ר ב ב to multiply ל רב rab to cast together; increase; especially in number; to multiply by the myriad; to be or become many, much; increase; spread; become many persons; be long of journey; began to multiply by the myriad
(This is an incorrect word 5921 על on (P: to, for) על 6440 פּ נ ים (This is not a correct word form.) 127 אדמה the face of `al פני 1323 בּ ת (bath: This is not a correct word choice, rather it should be:) #1121 Ben בנ 3205 ילד Verse 2 7200 ראה (re ah is not a correct word the earth, and the daughters were born That saw pani?? ה אדמה adamah ו בנות benath (P: and, but) (S: feminine plural) ילד ו yalad (S: them, their) ו ירא ו yara #3372 (P: and, but) (S: His)implied above; over; upon; according to; after; among; and; at; because of; beside the rest of; between; beyond the time; by reason of; had the charge of; concerning for; on; over; through; the face as the part that turns; from old; form time; was purposed; before time; through; time past; soil (from its general redness); ground; land; upon; on the ground of; according to; on account of; on behalf of; concerning; beside; in addition to; together with; beyond; above; over; by; toward; because that; notwithstanding; although; plural (but always as singular); the fact; faces; person; surface; before and behind; toward; from before time; in the presence of; in the face of; from before the face of; ground; land; clay ground; #1323- a daughter; #1323 - a daughter; a girl; an adopted daughter; a daughter-in-law; a sister; granddaughter; a female child; to bear young; to beget; to act as midwife; to show lineage; #3372 to fear; morally to revere; reverence; honor; #7200 behold; certainly; take heed; look; mark; view; perceive; to bear; to bring forth; to beget; to gender; to travail; used of child birth; to be born; to assist or tend as a midwife; to cause or to help to bring forth; to bear (used of the wicked bringing forth iniquity); to declare one s birth; #3372 to fear; revere; be afraid; to stand in awe of; reverence; honor; respected; #7200 to see; look at; inspect; behold; regard; upon the surface of the earth, daughters were born to them. And the respected
1121 בנ 430 אלהים 853 את the sons of God -0- בנ י ben (S: of) ה אלהים Elohim את 1323 בּ ת (beth - is not the correct word choice, rather it should be:) #1121 ben בנ 120 אדם and the daughters men #853 eth את root word - - #852 eth בנות benath (S: feminine plural) אדם ה adam male descendants; a son (as a builder of the family name); including grandson; appointed to; anointed; man; Elohim; (plural) Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of magistrates; self; namely; even; Aleph and Tav את - -(this is the exact same Hebrew word) sign #1121 - a son (as a builder of the family name), grandson, a daughter; Adam; ruddy; human being; a son; a grandson; a child; a member of a group; a male child; children; youth; young men; sons; people; Elohim; (plural) rulers; judges; divine ones; angels; God; the one true God; sign-marker of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative case. -- a sign; miraculous signs; wonders. #1121 - son; grandson; male child; a daughter; a girl; an adopted daughter; a daughter-in-law; a sister; granddaughter; a female child; Adam; man; mankind; human being; the first Adam; sons of Elohim, the Aleph and Tav, beheld the daughters of [defiled] mankind, 3588 2007* הנה that they kiy הנה hennah and; forasmuch; inasmuch; whereas; assuredly; certainly; doubtless; even; except; for; how; because; in; so; than; that; nevertheless; now; rightly; seeing; since; surely; then; therefore; although; till; truly; until; when; whether; while; yet; themselves; their; them; these; they; whose; that; for; because; when; as though; as; because that; but; then; certainly; except; surely; since; they; these; the same; who; for they were
2896* טבת 3947 לקח (laqach does not match the Hebrew text) 802 * נשׁים fair; and they took wives טבת tob וי קחו katha (P: and, but) (P: he will, they will) נשׁים nâshı ym good; beautiful; best; well; #3947 - to take; accept; bring; buy; carry away; drawn; fetch; get; receive; seize; use; win; a woman; each; every; female; wife; good; pleasant; agreeable; excellent; valuable in estimation; #3947 - to take; to get; to fetch; to lay hold of; to seize; to receive; to acquire; buy; to bring; to marry; to take a wife; to snatch; to take away; TWOT: #3947 take; get; fetch; lay hold of; seize; receive; acquire; buy; bring; marry; take a wife; snatch; take away; a woman; a wife; a female; beautiful. And they seized plural wives, 3859 * להם -0- (S: plural) להם lâham to burn in; to rankle; wound; to gulp, to swallow greedily; TWOT: swallow greedily greedily, 3605 כל of all מ כל kol the whole; all; any; every; altogether; as many as; whatsoever; whosoever; all; the whole; any; each; every; anything; totality; everything; from as many as 834 אשׁר which (P: from) אשׁר aher who; which; what; that; also; when; where; how; because; in order that; because; after; until; which; who; that which; what; that; when; since; as; if; whom 977 בחר Verse 3 559 אמר 3068 יהוה they chose. And said, the Lord בחר ו bachar וי אמר amar (P: and; but) (P: he will) יהוה Yahuah to try; select; choose; appoint; to say; answer; appoint; avouch; bid; call; certify; challenge; charge; command; commune; consider; declare; demand; desire; determine; name; promise; publish; tell; utter; the self-existent or Eternal; Yehovah; The Jewish national name of God; to choose; elect; decide for; to be selected; to say; to speak; to utter; to answer; to say in one s heart; to think; to command; to promise; to intend; to be told; to be said; to be called; to boast; to act proudly; to avow; to avouch; Yehovah; Jehovah; Yahweh; the existing One; the proper name of the one true God; they chose. And then declared Yahuah,
7307 * רוח My spirit רוח י Ruach breath; Spirit; a wind; breath; a mind; a spirit; My Ruach (presence) 3808 לא 1777 דון 120 אדם not shall strive with man (S: My) לא lo י דון dun (P: he will, they will ) ב אדם Adam not; no; before; or else; except; nay; neither; never; no; otherwise; surely; as truly as; of a truth; without; to rule; to judge; to strive as at law; execute (judgment); minister judgment; plead the cause; Adam; ruddy; human being; not; no; nothing; without; to judge; to contend; to plead; to act as judge; to minister judgment; to plead a cause; to vindicate; to govern; Adam; man; mankind; human being; the first Adam; shall not strive with mankind 5769 עלם 1931 הוא 1320 בשׂר always he flesh: (P: in; with, by) ל עלם `olam (P: to, for) הוא hoo בשׂר basar concealed; the vanishing point; eternity; always; perpetual; he; she; it; this; that; him; her; who; they; these; such; which; flesh; body; person; mankind; long duration; antiquity; futurity; forever; ever; everlasting; evermore; perpetual; old; ancient; world; ancient time; long time; always; continuous existence; perpetual; indefinite; unending future; eternity; he; she; it; himself; that; it; flesh; mankind; all living things; always, as he is flesh; 1961 ה י ה (This is not a perfect word 3117 י ם (This word is not a perfect yet shall be his days היו haya ו (P: and, but) ימ יו yom (S: his) to exist; be; become; come to pass; beacon; pertain; requirement; happen; set forth; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), sunrise to sunset; sunset to sunset; (sunset to sunset cannot apply here because this whole process is to separate the light from the darkness, day from night; and not to include the night in the day) to be; to become; to come to pass; to exist; to come about; to happen; to fall out; day; time; year; a day as opposed to night; a working day; a division of time; but I have set forth his days as
3967 מאה 6242 עשׂרים an hundred and twenty מאה me ah ו עשׂרים `esrym a primitive numeral; a hundred; hundred fold; one hundred; one onehundredth (1/100); one hundred twenty; twentieth; twenty; twentieth; and twenty 8141 שׁנה Verse 4 5303 נפל years. Giants (P: and ) (S: plural) שׁנה shanah (plural form) ה נפל ים nephil yim Same Word: נפל #5307 נפל #5308 נפל #5309 (S: plural) a year; a revolution of time; whole age; #5303 - bully; tyrant; #5307 - to fall; cast down self; cease; die; fail; fall away; inferior; lost; be judged; overthrow; rot; overwhelm; perish; slay; smite; throw down; #5308 fall down; #5309 an abortion; an untimely birth; something fallen; a division of time; a measure of time; an indication of age; a lifetime; a year; #5303 - giants; #5303 - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament: (Actually, the translation giants is supported mainly by the LXX (Greek Septuagint) and may be quite misleading. The word may be of unknown origin and means heroes or fierce warriors etc. The RSV and NIV transliteration Nephilim is safer and may be correct in referring the noun to a race or nation.) years [or revolutions of time]. Tyrannical giants [nephilim] #5307 to fall; be cast down; cause to fall; #5308 to fall; to fall down; 1961 ה י ה (This word choice is not a perfect 776 ארץ there were in the earth היו hayah ב ארץ erets to exist; be; become; come to pass; beacon; pertain; requirement; happen; set forth; #5309 untimely birth; abortion; miscarriage; to be; to become; to come to pass; to exist; to come about; to happen; to fall out; were to be firm; the earth; world; earth; land; ground; in the land (P: in, with, by)
1992 * הם those ה הם hem it; like; many; they; same; such; their; them; these; they; those; which; who; whom; they; these; the same; who; those; in those 3117 * י ם (This word is not a perfect 1571 גם in days; and also ב ימ ים yom (P: in, with, by) (S: plural) גם gam ו to be hot; a day; warm hours from sunrise to sunset; sunset to sunset; age; + always; +chronicles; continually; daily; + evening; Sabbath forever; life; as long as; even now; + old; + outlived; +perpetually; presently; +remains; season; space; time; Sabbath as at other times to gather; assemblage; even; yea; though; again; alike; also; for all; day; time; year; a day as opposed to night; a working day; a division of time; also; even; indeed; moreover; yea; neither; nor; even; though; days and also 310 אחר 3651 כן 834 אשׁר after that, when the sons of God (P: and, but ) אחר י achar 1121* בּ ן 430 * אלהים (S: ) כן ken אשׁר asher בנ י ben (S: of ) ה אלהים Elohim after; behind; that follow; hereafter; posterity; remnant; set upright; therefore; just; rightly or so; as; like manner; straightway; surely; this; thus; true; well; wherefore; who; which; what; that; when; where; how; because; in order that; as soon as; forasmuch; whatsoever; whosoever; a son (as a builder of the family name); offspring; children; descendants; plural application to God; specifically referring to the supreme God; Elohim; TWOT: again; alike; after the following part; behind; hinder; afterward; after; besides; after that; from behind; from following after; so; therefore; thus; just so; then; forasmuch; hitherto; in such case; right; honest; correct; veritable; which; who; that; which; since; when; as; if; a son; a grandson; a child; a member of a group; a male child; people of a nation; a member of a guild; (plural) Elohim; rulers; judges; divine ones; angels; the one true God; afterwards. So when the Sons of Elohim [who were the giants] 935* בּ א (This word choice is not came in באו י bow (P: ) to go or come; bring; carry; fetch; to go in; to enter; to come; to attain to; to carry in; to bring in; came
a perfect 413 אל 1323 בּ ת (This word choice is not a perfect 120 אדם 3205 ילד unto the daughters of men, and they bare אל el בנות benath ה אדם adam ו ילד ו yalad (P: and, but) (S: they did; they will do; you will do) near; with; among; about; according to; as for; at; because; by; concerning; from; into; over; through; toward; under; upon; a daughter; Adam; ruddy; human being; to bear young; to beget; to act as midwife; to show lineage; to; toward; unto (used of motion); into; in among; against; in addition to; concerning; in regard to; in reference to; on account of; according to (rule or standard); in between; to within; a daughter; a girl; an adopted daughter; a daughter-in-law; a sister; granddaughter; a female child; Adam; man; mankind; human being; the first Adam; to bear; to bring forth; to beget; to gender; to travail; used of child birth; to be born; to assist or tend as a midwife; to cause or to help to bring forth; to bear (used of the wicked bringing forth iniquity); to declare one s birth; into the daughters of [defiled] mankind, they bore children -0- to them, 1992 המה the same ם leh לה (S: their) המה hemmah to toward; at; in; till; until; in order to; for the purpose of; belonging to; with respect to; in regard to; according to; it; like; many; they; same; such; their; them; these; they; those; which; who; whom; N/A they; these; the same; who; accordingly like 1368 גבר 834 אשׁר mighty men which ה גבר ים gibbor (S: plural) אשׁר asher powerful; warrior; tyrant; champion; chief; giant; man; mighty man; strong (man); valiant man; who; which; what; that; also; when; where; how; because; in order that; though; until; because; after; strong; mighty; one who magnifies himself; behaves proudly; a tyrant, who is bold; audacious; mighty in hunting; which; who; that which; that; when; since; as; if; the tyrannical giants, who 5769 of old, מ עולם concealed; the vanishing point; eternity; always; perpetual; long duration; antiquity; futurity; forever; ever; everlasting; evermore; perpetuated
עולם 376 אישׁ (This word choice is not correct!) 8034 שׁם Verse 5 7200 ראה ra ah (This word choice is not a perfect 3068 יהוה men of renown. And saw God `olam (P: from ) אנשׁ י anash #605 #606 (S: of; my; you will do) שׁם shem רא ra ה וי (P: and; but) (P: he will; they will ) implied יהוה Yahuah #605 to be frail; feeble; desperate; desperately wicked; incurable; sick; woeful; #605 a man, whosoever #376 - a man as an individual; a person; another; any man; a certain; champion; each; every one; fellow; mighty man; he; high degree; husband; mankind; one; people; steward; worthy; a mark or a memorial; an implication of honor, authority or character; named; famous; fame; renown; to see; behold; discern; consider; have experience; take heed; look; mark; perceive; present; meet; respect; cause to see; view; visions; Yehovah [Yahuah]; the self-existent or Eternal; Jewish national name of God; perpetual; old; ancient; world; ancient time; long time; always; continuous existence; perpetual; indefinite; unending future; eternity; #605 to be weak; sick; frail; incurable; desperate; desperately wicked; woeful; #605 man; human being; mankind #376 - man; male (in contrast to woman or female); husband; human being; person in contrast to God; servant; champion; whosoever; each; a name; a reputation; fame; glory; the Name (as a designation for God); memorial; monument; to see; to look at; to inspect; to perceive; to consider; Jehovah [Yahuah] (Yahweh); the selfexisting one; an incurable and desperately wicked legacy. And beheld Yahuah, 3588 7227 רבה that great kiy רבה rab and; forasmuch; inasmuch; whereas; assuredly; certainly; doubtless; even; except; for; how; because; in; so; than; that; nevertheless; now; rightly; seeing; since; surely; then; therefore; although; till; truly; until; when; whether; while; yet; abundant (in quantity; size; age; number; rank; quality); KJV: in abundance; exceedingly; greatly; that; for; because; when; as though; as; because that; but; then; certainly; except; surely; since; much; many; great; abounding; numerous; abundant; strong; greater than; exceedingly; a captain; a chief; that exceedingly great
7451 רעה ra ah (This is the wrong word choice.) 120 אדם the wickedness of man רעת ra`ath ה אדם adam increase; manifold; multiply; plenteous; populous; bad; evil; adversity; affliction; calamity; distress; grievous; harm; hurtful; ill favored; mischief; misery; naughty; noisome; sorrow; trouble; wicked; wretchedness; Adam; ruddy; human being; bad; evil; disagreeable; malignant; unpleasant; evil; displeasing; sad; unhappy; unkind; wicked; calamity; adversity; distress; Adam; man; mankind; human being; the first Adam; was the wickedness of mankind 776 ארץ 3605 כל in the earth, and that every ב ארץ erets (P: in, with, by) ו כל kol to be firm; the earth; field; ground; land; world; way; the whole; all; any; every; altogether; howsoever; as many as; nothing; whatsoever; whosoever; land; earth; ground; the surface of the earth; people of the land; measurements of the earth; in contrast to Canaan; all; the whole; any; each; every; anything; totality; everything; upon the earth, as every 3336 יצר imagination of (P: ) יצר yetser a form; conception; purpose; work; imagination; form; framing; steadfast purpose; steadfast purpose 4284 מחשׁבה 3820 לב 7535 רק the thoughts of his heart was only מחשׁבת machshabbath לב ו leb (S: ) רק raq a contrivance; a texture; machine; intention; plan; plot; purpose; thought; invented; the heart; used very widely for the feelings; the will and even the intellect, likewise for the center of anything: care for; comfortably; consent; courageous; friendly unawares; understanding; willingly; wisdom; leanness; merely; only; although; but; even; except; at the least; nevertheless; nothing but; save; thought; device; thoughts of the mind; device; plan; purpose; invention; the inner man; the mind; the will; the heart; understanding the inner part; the midst; the soul; the memory; the conscience; the seat of emotions and passions; only; in limitation; except; if only; exclusively; of the thoughts of their hearts (minds) only 7451 רע evil רע ra bad; evil; calamity; wicked; harm; misery; naughty; displeasure; distress; trouble; wretchedness; wrong; bad; evil; wicked; disagreeable; malignant; unpleasant; misery; worse than; evil
3605 כל 3117 יום Verse 6 5162 נחם continually -0- And it repented כל kol ה יום yom implied וי נחם na-kam whole; all; any; every; as many as; from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), sunrise to sunset; sunset to sunset; (sunset to sunset cannot apply here because this whole process is to separate the light from the darkness, day from night; and not to include the night in the day) to sigh; to be sorry; to pity; to avenge; to repent; all; the whole; any; each; every; totality; always; everything; day; time; year; a day as opposed to night; a working day; a division of time; to be sorry; to console oneself; to repent; to regret; to comfort; to be comforted; every day. And was sorrowful 3068 יהוה 853 * את the Lord -0- (P: and; but) (P: he will; they will; was) יהוה Yahuah את #853 eth Aleph and Tav the self-existent or Eternal; Yehovah; #853 - self; namely; even; Yehovah, the existing One; the proper name of the one true God; #853 - sign marker of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative case. Yahuah, the Aleph and Tav [First and last], root word - - #852 eth #852 (this is the exact same Hebrew word) sign #852 - a sign; miraculous signs; wonders. 3588* 6213* עשׂה 120 אדם that He had made man kiy עשׂה `asah ה אדם adam and; forasmuch; inasmuch; whereas; assuredly; certainly; doubtless; even; except; for; how; because; in; so; than; that; nevertheless; now; rightly; seeing; since; surely; then; therefore; although; till; truly; until; when; whether; while; yet; to do; make; accomplish; advance; appoint; bestow; fashion; perform; prepare; provide; set; trim; work; Adam; ruddy; human being; that; for; because; when; as though; as; because that; but; then; certainly; except; surely; since; to do; to fashion; to accomplish; to make; to produce; to act with effect; to observe; to celebrate; to appoint; to ordain; to institute; to bring about; Adam; man; mankind; human being; the first Adam; regarding His creation of mankind
776 ארץ 6087 עצב on the earth, and it grieved Him ב ארץ erets (P: in, with, by) וית עצב `a-tsab to be firm; earth; land; country; ground; world; way; to carve; fabricate; fashion; to worry; pain or anger; grieve; be sorry; vex; wrest; worship; land; earth; ground; the surface of the earth; people of the land; measurements of the earth; in contrast to Canaan; to hurt; to pain; to grieve; to displease; to vex; to wrest; to be pained; upon the earth, and He was grieved 413 אל 3820 לב at His heart. (P: and; but) (P: he will; they will; was) (P: she will; you will; they will ) אל el לב ו leb (S: His) (denoting motion towards) about; according to after; against; among; as for; at; because by; concerning; for; from; into; near; out of; over; through; toward; under; unto; upon; whether; within; the heart; used very widely for the feelings; the will and even the intellect, likewise for the center of anything: care for; comfortably; consent; courageous; friendly unawares; understanding; willingly; wisdom; to; toward; unto; into; in among; in addition to; concerning; in regard to; in reference to; on account of; according to (rule or standard); at, by, against (of one s presence) in between; the inner man; the mind; the will; the heart; understanding the inner part; the midst; the soul; the memory; the conscience; the seat of emotions and passions; within His heart. Verse 1 Verse 2 Verse 3 Verse by Verse Comparison of Genesis 6:1-6 New King James Translation New Restored Interlinear Text Now it came to pass, when men began to It came to pass, when polluted and defiled multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters mankind began to multiply by the myriad upon were born to them, the surface of the earth, daughters were born to 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. And the Lord said, My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years. them. And the respected sons of Elohim, the Aleph and Tav, beheld the daughters of [defiled] mankind, for they were beautiful. And they seized plural wives, greedily from as many as whom they chose. And then declared Yahuah, My Ruach (presence) shall not strive with mankind always, as he is flesh; but I have set forth his
Verse 4 Verse 5 Verse 6 There were giants (nephilim) on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men (gibbor) who were of old, men of renown. Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. days as one hundred and twenty years (or revolutions of time). Tyrannical giants (nephilim) were in the land in those days and also afterwards, therefore, when the Sons of Elohim came into the daughters of [defiled] mankind, they bore children accordingly like the tyrannical giants (gibbor), who perpetuated an incurable and desperately wicked legacy. And Yahuah beheld that exceedingly great was the wickedness of mankind upon the earth, as every steadfast purpose of the thoughts of their hearts (minds) was only evil every day. And Yahuah the Aleph and Tav was sorrowful regarding His creation of mankind upon the earth, and he was grieved within His heart.