Genesis 6:1
AND it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
¶ And it came to passe, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were borne vnto them:
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- Genesis 1:28Rank 1 from verse 1
28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
28And God blessed them, and God said vnto them, *Be fruitfull, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer euery liuing thing that †mooueth vpon the earth.
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Genesis 6:1
To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).
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To increase or cause to increase in number, amount, or extent.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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1AND it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
1¶ And it came to passe, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were borne vnto them:
Selected passage2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
2That the sonnes of God saw the daughters of men, that they were faire, and they took them wiues, of all which they chose.