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Originally posted by Sinter Klaas
What is the authorized version anyway ?
If you are talking about the King James version... Who is responsible for the authorization
of it ?
Originally posted by Sinter Klaas
To be honest. I've never heard of the Geneva bible before.
I think this is an interesting question here. I'm looking forward to more replies.
Originally posted by Sinter Klaas
When the opportunity came around for Mary to seize power she did so with a mild enthusiasm, wiping out anything not catholic. Hence her nickname, Bloody Mary.
1899 Douay-Rhems Translation
(Gen 6:1) And after that men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,
(Gen 6:2) The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.
(Gen 6:3) And God said: My spirit shall not remain in man for ever, because he is flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. (Gen 6:4) Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Jewish Publication Society Bible
(Gen 6:1) And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
(Gen 6:2) that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.
(Gen 6:3) And the LORD said: 'My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.'
(Gen 6:4) The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
King James Version
(Gen 6:1) And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
(Gen 6:2) that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.
(Gen 6:3) And the LORD said: 'My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.'
(Gen 6:4) The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
Literal Translation
(Gen 6:1) And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
(Gen 6:2) that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.
(Gen 6:3) And the LORD said: 'My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.'
(Gen 6:4) The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
Young's Literal Translation of 1898
(Gen 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,
(Gen 6:2) 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.
Gen 6:3) And Jehovah saith, `My Spirit doth not strive in man--to the age; in their erring they are flesh:' and his days have been an hundred and twenty years.
(Gen 6:4) The fallen ones were in the earth in those days, and even afterwards when sons of God come in unto daughters of men, and they have borne to them--they are the heroes, who, from of old, are the men of name.
New American Standard (Nasb)
(Gen 6:1) Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,
(Gen 6:2) that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
(Gen 6:3) Then the LORD said, "(A)My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, (B)because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
(Gen 6:4) The (C)Nephilim were 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 who were of old, men of renown.
New International Version (NIV)
(Gen 6:1) When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
(Gen 6:2) the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
(Gen 6:3) Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with [a] man forever, for he is mortal ; his days will be a hundred and twenty years." (Gen 6:4) The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
Geneva Bible (1587)
(Gen 6:1) So when men beganne to be multiplied vpon the earth, and there were daughters borne vnto them,
(Gen 6:2) Then the sonnes of God sawe the daughters of men that they were faire, & they tooke them wiues of all that they liked.
(Gen 6:3) Therefore the Lord saide, My Spirit shall not alway striue with man, because he is but flesh, and his dayes shalbe an hundreth & twentie yeeres.
(Gen 6:4) There were gyants in the earth in those dayes: yea, and after that the sonnes of God came vnto the daughters of men, and they had borne them children, these were mightie men, which in olde time were men of renoume.