The Grammar of Desire: Syntax, Agency, and Selection in Genesis 6:2
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…