Verse 17
Genesis 6:17
Free Bible Version
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Take a pair, male and female, of every kind of animal into the ark and make sure you keep them alive.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/אֲנִ֗י הִנְ/נִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶת הַ/מַּבּ֥וּל מַ֨יִם֙ עַל הָ/אָ֔רֶץ לְ/שַׁחֵ֣ת כָּל בָּשָׂ֗ר אֲשֶׁר בּ/וֹ֙ ר֣וּחַ חַיִּ֔ים מִ/תַּ֖חַת הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר בָּ/אָ֖רֶץ יִגְוָֽע
English Translation
And I, behold, I am bringing the flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from under the heavens; everything on the earth shall die.
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Chapter 6 Context
1
People started to increase in number and spread out across the earth. Daughters were born to them,
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and the sons of God (Elohim) saw that these women were beautiful, and they took whichever ones they...
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3
Then the Lord said, “My life-giving Spirit will not remain in these people forever, because they are...
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4
There were giants on earth in those days, and also later on. They were born after the sons of God (E...
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5
The Lord saw how terribly evil people on earth had become—every single thought in their minds was ev...
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6
The Lord was sorry he'd made human beings to live on the earth; it made him very sad to think about...
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7
So the Lord said, “I'm going to wipe out these people I created from the earth, and not only them bu...
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8
This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was a man of integrity, living a moral life among the...
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9
Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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10
God (Elohim) saw how corrupt the whole world had become, full of violent and lawless people.
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11
So God (Elohim) told Noah, “I have decided to put an end to all people on earth because they are all...
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12
Build an ark out of cypress wood. Make rooms inside the ark, and coat it with tar, both inside and o...
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13
This is how to build it: the ark is to measure 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
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14
Make a roof for the ark, leaving a cubit-wide opening between the roof and the top of the sides. Put...
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15
I myself am going to flood the earth with water that will destroy everything that breathes. Every li...
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16
But I will keep my agreement with you. You are to go into the ark, taking with you your wife and you...
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17
Take a pair, male and female, of every kind of animal into the ark and make sure you keep them alive...
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The same applies to every kind of bird, livestock, and the creatures that run along the ground—a pai...
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Take all kinds of food with you too. Store it so you and the animals will have enough to eat.”
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