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Genesis 6:19

17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

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BSB
And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.
KJV
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
WEB
Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.
ASV
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
DARBY
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every [sort] shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep [them] alive with thee: they shall be male and female.
BLB
And from every living thing, from all flesh, two of every [kind] you shall bring into the ark to keep [them] alive with you; male and female they shall be.
ÅB
Og av alt som lever, av alt kjød, skal du ta et par av hvert slag med inn i arken for å holde dem i live med deg; han og hun skal det være.
OTB
Du skal ta med deg inn i arken to av hver slags levende skapning, hann og hunn, for å holde dem i live med deg.
B1930
Og av alt som lever, av alt kjød, skal du ta et par av hvert slag med inn i arken for å holde dem i live med dig; han og hun skal det være.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 7:8–9

    Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

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  • Genesis 7:15–16

    And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

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  • Psalms 36:6

    Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

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  • Genesis 7:2–3

    Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

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  • Genesis 8:17

    Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

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