Genesis 6:4 New International Version
The Nephilim
הַנְּפִלִ֞ים (han·nə·p̄i·lîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5303: Nephilim -- 'giants', name of two peoples, one before the flood and one after the flood
Wiki:
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son
of God
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
In the Bible, are the "Nephilim" and the "Sons of God" the same thing?
The following says "No":
At time=1: There existed the Nephilim.The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—
Afterward, at time=2and also afterward—
The Nephilim were around at both times. The passage is very ambiguous. This is only one of the many possible interpretations.when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
The Nephilim
הַנְּפִלִ֞ים (han·nə·p̄i·lîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5303: Nephilim -- 'giants', name of two peoples, one before the flood and one after the flood
Wiki:
the sons בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê)The majority of ancient biblical translations – including the Septuagint, Theodotion, Latin Vulgate, Samaritan Targum, Targum Onkelos, and Targum Neofiti – interpret the word to mean "giants."[9] Symmachus translates it as "the violent ones"[10][11][12] and Aquila's translation has been interpreted to mean either "the fallen ones"[10] or "the ones falling [upon their enemies]."[12][13]
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son
of God
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
In the Bible, are the "Nephilim" and the "Sons of God" the same thing?
The following says "No":
- Pulpit Commentary
- Keil and Delitzsch
- Barnes
- Matthew Poole
- Gill