hen they took wives, each choosing for himself; whom they began to approach, and with whom they cohabited; teaching them sorcery, incantations, and the dividing of roots and trees.  Gen. 6:1-2

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2. And the women conceiving brought forth giants, ⁽⁷⁾ Whose stature was each three hundred cubits.  Gen. 6:4

. (7) The Greek texts vary considerably from the Ethiopic text here. One Greek manuscript adds to this section, "And they [the women] bore to them [the Watchers] three races–first, the great giants. The giants brought forth [some say "slew"] the Naphelim, and the Naphelim brought forth [or "slew"] the Elioud. And they existed, increasing in power according to their greatness." See the account in the Book of Jubilees.  Compare

3. These devoured all which the labor of men produced; until it became impossible to feed them;     Compare

4. When they turned themselves against men, in order to devour them;     Compare

5. And began to injure birds, beasts, reptiles, and fishes, to eat their flesh one after another, ⁽⁸⁾ and to drink their blood.  (8) Their flesh one after another. Or, "one another’s flesh." R.H. Charles notes that this phrase may refer to the destruction of one class of giants by another (Charles, p. 65).  Compare

6. Then the earth reproved the unrighteous.     Compare