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Berean Standard Bible

“Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,”

Genesis 6:1

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Study note

After the genealogy of chapter 5, the story returns to the growing human race. This opening verse notes that people were multiplying across the earth and that daughters were being born to them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,

World English Bible (WEB)

When men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And after a time, when men were increasing on the earth, and had daughters,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y ACAECIÓ que, cuando comenzaron los hombres á multiplicarse sobre la faz de la tierra, y les nacieron hijas,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

La población comenzó a multiplicarse sobre la tierra.

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