Hebrew Bible

[Translator note: The marginal text is a partial repetition of the biblical verses and Masoretic notes concerning the corruption of humanity and the lifespan of 120 years.]

And the mighty ones saw the daughters of
man, that they were fair,
and they took them wives from all
that they chose. And the Lord said,
"My spirit shall not abide
in man
for ever, for that he is flesh,
and his days shall be one hundred and twenty
years." And the Lord said, "This evil generation shall not exist
before Me
for ever, because they are evil
in the flesh, and their deeds are evil.
A long time is given to them, one hundred
and twenty years, if they will repent."
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The Nephilim original: "הנפלים" — literally "the fallen ones" or "the giants" were in the earth in those days,
and also after that, when
the sons of the mighty ones came in unto the daughters
of man, and they bore children to them; the same
were the mighty men that were of old,
men of renown. The giants
were in the earth in those
days, and also after that, when
the sons of the mighty ones came unto the daughters of man
and they bore to them, they were the giants
of old, men of
renown. And the Lord saw
that the wickedness of man was great
in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of
his heart was only evil all the day. And the Lord
saw that the wickedness of
man had increased on the earth, and every [imagination...]

from the labor and the toil
of our hands from the earth which the Lord cursed.
And Lamech lived after he begot
Noah five and ninety
and ninety years and five
hundred years, and begot sons
and daughters. And Lamech lived after
he had begotten Noah, five hundred
and ninety and five years,
and begot sons and daughters. And were
all the days of Lamech seven and seven
and ninety years and seven
hundred years, and he died. And were
all the days of Lamech seven and seven
and eighty and seven hundred
years, and he died. And Noah was
five hundred years old,
and Noah begot Shem,
Ham, and Japheth. And Noah was
five hundred years old and he begot
Shem, Ham, and
Japheth. And it came to pass when man began
to multiply on the face of the ground, and
daughters were born to them. And it came to pass
when the sons of man began
to multiply, and daughters were born
to them. And the sons of the mighty ones saw
the daughters of man that they were good,
and they took them wives
from all that they chose.

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seven and sixty years and one hundred
years, and begot Methuselah.
And Methuselah lived one hundred and eight
and seven years and begot
Lamech. And Methuselah lived after
he begot Lamech, two
and eighty years and seven hundred
years, and begot sons
and daughters. And Methuselah lived
after he begot Lamech
seven hundred and eighty and
two years, and begot sons
and daughters. And were all the days of
Methuselah nine and sixty
years and nine hundred
years, and he died. And were all the days of
Methuselah nine and sixty
and nine hundred years, and he died.
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And Lamech lived seven and eighty
years and one hundred years, and begot
a son. And Lamech lived one hundred
and eighty and seven years and
begot a son. And he called
his name Noah, saying, "This one shall comfort
us from our work and from the toil
of our hands from the earth which
the Lord cursed." And he called
his name Noah, saying, "This one shall comfort us..."

[Translator note: The marginal text is a summary of Masoretic traditions regarding the end of verses and the text concerning the sons of the mighty ones.]