LXX Gen 6:1–4: “the angels of God”, “remain”, and “giants”

Says Swete’s 6:1 holds two English verses: 6:1a, Καὶ ἦν Νῶε ἐτῶν πεντακοσίων…, is ENG 5:32, and 6:1b, Καὶ ἐγένετο ἡνίκα ἤρξαντο οἱ ἄνθρωποι πολλοὶ γίνεσθαι…, is ENG 6:1; the bracketed margin numbers (32) and (1) mark the English verses.

Says 6:2 is printed ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι τοῦ θεοῦ for בְנֵי־הָאֱלֹהִים (vene-ha'elohim); ἄγγελος (angelos) is “a messenger, one sent”. Swete’s apparatus records, with a query, that ἄγγελοι apparently stands over an erasure in Alexandrinus. At 6:4 the same Hebrew phrase is printed οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ.

Says 6:3 reads Οὐ μὴ καταμείνῃ τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτοὺς σάρκας for לֹא־יָדוֹן רוּחִי בָאָדָם לְעֹלָם בְּשַׁגַּם הוּא בָשָׂר. καταμένω (katamenō) is “to remain permanently, abide”, and σάρξ (sarx) “flesh”; τούτοις has no Hebrew counterpart. The days are ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἔτη, as in the MT.

Says At 6:4 οἱ δὲ γίγαντες stands for הַנְּפִלִים (hannefilim), and οἱ γίγαντες οἱ ἀπ’ αἰῶνος for הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם (haggibborim asher me'olam), so one Greek word covers both Hebrew terms.

Uncertain The Greek wording does not settle who “the sons of God” are, who the Nephilim were, what the 120 years measure, or what יָדוֹן means; no lean is taken on any of these. Compare note.language.Deut.32.8-Deut.32.9.lxx-angelon-theou.