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וַיִּרְא֤וּ בְנֵי־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־בְּנֹ֣ות הָֽאָדָ֔ם כִּ֥י טֹבֹ֖ת הֵ֑נָּה וַיִּקְח֤וּ לָהֶם֙ נָשִׁ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּחָֽרוּ׃ (Genesis 6:2) The sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they were good, and they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose. Heavenly Beings and Human Daughters Genesis 6:2 introduces one of the most enigmatic and debated passages in the Torah, describing the interaction between the benei ha-Elohim (“sons of God”) and the benot ha-adam (“daughters of man”). But beyond theological speculation, the verse is a showcase of sophisticated Hebrew syntax, involving coordinated wayyiqtol clauses, marked direct objects, evaluative subordinate clauses, and a purposefully placed restrictive relative clause.… Learn Hebrew