- *wa-yirʾû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they saw
- *bĕnê*
- noun masculine plural construct - sons of
- *hā-ʾĕlōhîm*
- noun masculine plural with definite article - God/gods/divine beings
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *bĕnôt*
- noun feminine plural construct - daughters of
- *hā-ʾādām*
- noun masculine singular with definite article - man/mankind/humanity
- *ṭōbōt*
- adjective feminine plural - good/beautiful/fair
- *hēnnâ*
- 3fp personal pronoun - they (feminine)
- *wa-yiqĕḥû*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they took
- *nāšîm*
- noun feminine plural - women/wives
- *bāḥārû*
- qal perfect 3cp - they chose