05-04-2009, 08:07 AM
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Here is a bunch of comparisons for this verse....
Hebrew Masoretic:
KJV: There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
JPS 1917: The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
Note: The Hebrew word is Nephil in the plural, Nephil-im and literally means a feller, or fellers. It has been interpreted, not literally translated as ???giants??? in the KJV and earlier 1560 Geneva version. Nephil comes from the root word Nephal, which means ???to fall??? and in the plural ???fallen???
Aramaic Peshitta:
Onkelos: Giants were in the earth in those days; and also when, after that the sons of the mighty had gone in unto the daughters of men, there were born from them giants who from of old were men of name.
Lamsa: There were giants on the earth in those days; and also after that, for the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, and they became giants who in the olden days were mighty men of renown.
Note: it is curious that Lamsa would go with ???Giants??? here and may have been influenced by the KJV rendering and the Septuagint and Vulgate.
Greek Septuagint:
Brenton: Now the giants were upon the earth in those days; and after that when the sons of God were wont to go in to the daughters of men, they bore children to them, those were the giants of old, the men of renown.
Vanderpool: And the giants were upon the earth in those days. And after that, the sons of God continually entered to the daughters of men and procreated for themselves. Those were the giants, the ones from the eon, the renowned men.
Thomson: Now there were giants on the earth in those days, after the sons of God went in unto the daughters of men, and they bore [offspring] to them. These were the giants of old, the men of renown.
Hiebert: Now the giants were on the earth in those days and afterward. When the sons of God used to go in to the daughters of humans, then they produced offspring for themselves. Those were the giants that were of old, the renowned humans.
Note: The Septuagint has the word ???gigantes??? in the text, which is why it has to be translated as ???giants.??? The question is, what did the Hebrew translators see in the Hebrew text that they had when translating this verse? Does the MT contain the same word now, as it did then? Sadly there is no text for this verse that survived in the Qumran Scrolls. I am not sure what the Samaritan version reads here.
Latin Vulgate:
Douay: Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Conte: Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they conceived, these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown.
Note: The Vulgate used the Septuagint and so it would read ???giants??? here.
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Here is a bunch of comparisons for this verse....
Hebrew Masoretic:
KJV: There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
JPS 1917: The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
Note: The Hebrew word is Nephil in the plural, Nephil-im and literally means a feller, or fellers. It has been interpreted, not literally translated as ???giants??? in the KJV and earlier 1560 Geneva version. Nephil comes from the root word Nephal, which means ???to fall??? and in the plural ???fallen???
Aramaic Peshitta:
Onkelos: Giants were in the earth in those days; and also when, after that the sons of the mighty had gone in unto the daughters of men, there were born from them giants who from of old were men of name.
Lamsa: There were giants on the earth in those days; and also after that, for the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, and they became giants who in the olden days were mighty men of renown.
Note: it is curious that Lamsa would go with ???Giants??? here and may have been influenced by the KJV rendering and the Septuagint and Vulgate.
Greek Septuagint:
Brenton: Now the giants were upon the earth in those days; and after that when the sons of God were wont to go in to the daughters of men, they bore children to them, those were the giants of old, the men of renown.
Vanderpool: And the giants were upon the earth in those days. And after that, the sons of God continually entered to the daughters of men and procreated for themselves. Those were the giants, the ones from the eon, the renowned men.
Thomson: Now there were giants on the earth in those days, after the sons of God went in unto the daughters of men, and they bore [offspring] to them. These were the giants of old, the men of renown.
Hiebert: Now the giants were on the earth in those days and afterward. When the sons of God used to go in to the daughters of humans, then they produced offspring for themselves. Those were the giants that were of old, the renowned humans.
Note: The Septuagint has the word ???gigantes??? in the text, which is why it has to be translated as ???giants.??? The question is, what did the Hebrew translators see in the Hebrew text that they had when translating this verse? Does the MT contain the same word now, as it did then? Sadly there is no text for this verse that survived in the Qumran Scrolls. I am not sure what the Samaritan version reads here.
Latin Vulgate:
Douay: Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Conte: Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they conceived, these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown.
Note: The Vulgate used the Septuagint and so it would read ???giants??? here.
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