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Genesis 6:21
New English Translation
Genesis 6:21
New English Translation
21 And you must take[a] for yourself every kind of food[b] that is eaten,[c] and gather it together.[d] It will be food for you and for them.”
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- Genesis 6:21 tn The verb is a direct imperative: “And you, take for yourself.” The form stresses the immediate nature of the instruction; the pronoun underscores the directness.
- Genesis 6:21 tn Heb “from all food,” meaning “some of every kind of food.”
- Genesis 6:21 tn Or “will be eaten.”
- Genesis 6:21 tn Heb “and gather it to you.”
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