Gen 6:4 | TNotes | STEP | 6:4 giant Nephilites (Hebrew nepilim ): The term may mean “fallen ones.” The context implies that they were the offspring of the “sons of God” and would be destroyed in the flood. Numbers 13:31-33 uses the same term to describe other giants who were hostile toward God’s people and would also be destroyed (see also Deut 2:11 , which connects the Anakite nepilim with another group called the repa’im ).

bNumbers 13:31-33►

cDeut 2:11►

‏ Genesis 6:4

6:4 ^a giant Nephilites (Hebrew nepilim): The term may mean “fallen ones.” The context implies that they were the offspring of the “sons of God” and would be destroyed in the flood. Numbers 13:31-33 ^b uses the same term to describe other giants who were hostile toward God’s people and would also be destroyed (see also Deut 2:11 ^c, which connects the Anakite nepilim with another group called the repa’im).