Genesis 6:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Hebrew
the sons
בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of God
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

saw that
וַיִּרְא֤וּ (way·yir·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7200: To see

the daughters
בְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

of men
הָֽאָדָ֔ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

[were] beautiful,
טֹבֹ֖ת (ṭō·ḇōṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

and they took
וַיִּקְח֤וּ (way·yiq·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3947: To take

as wives
נָשִׁ֔ים (nā·šîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

whomever
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

they chose.
בָּחָֽרוּ׃ (bā·ḥā·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 977: To try, select

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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