Genesis 7:2

Genesis 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate,
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female;

Context of Genesis 7:2

1Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you with all your household, for you [alone] I have seen as righteous (doing what is right) before Me in this generation. Of every clean animal you shall take with you seven pair, the male and his female, and of animals that are not clean, two each the male and his female; 3also of the birds of the air, seven pair, the male and the female, to keep the offspring alive on the surface of the earth. 4For in seven days I am going to cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and I will destroy (blot out, wipe away) every living thing that I have made from the surface of the earth.”

Genesis 7:2 word by word

מִכֹּ֣ל׀ הַבְּהֵמָ֣ה הַטְּהוֹרָ֗ה תִּֽקַּח־לְךָ֛ שִׁבְעָ֥ה שִׁבְעָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֡ה אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹ֣א טְהֹרָ֥ה הִ֛וא שְׁנַ֖יִם אִ֥ישׁ וְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of every cleanטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• thou shalt takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• to thee by sevensשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• the maleאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• and his femaleאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• not cleanהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• by twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147

Cross-references for Genesis 7:2

• Genesis 7:8Of clean animals and animals that are not clean and birds and fowls and everything that crawls on the ground,
• Genesis 6:19And of every living thing [found on land], you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.
• Genesis 8:20And Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every [ceremonially] clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
• Leviticus 11:1The Lord spoke again to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,
• Deuteronomy 14:1“You are the sons of the Lord your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead,
• Acts 10:11and he saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet descending, lowered by its four corners to the earth,
• Leviticus 10:10and to make a distinction and recognize a difference between the holy (sacred) and the common (profane), and between the [ceremonially] unclean and the clean;
• Ezekiel 44:23The priests shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and teach them to distinguish between the (ceremonially) unclean and the clean.

Commentaries on Genesis 7:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Of every clean beast - So we find the distinction between clean and unclean animals existed long before the Mosaic law. This distinction seems to have been originally designed to mark those animals which were proper for sacrifice and food, from those that were not. See Leviticus 11.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 - The Ark Was Entered 2. טהור ṭâhôr “clean, fit for food or sacrifice.” 4. יקוּם yeqûm “standing thing; what grows up, whether animal or plant.” Compare קמה qāmâh “stalk, or standing corn.” Genesis 7:1-4 Here is found the command to enter the ark. The general direction in the preceding chapter was given many years ago, before the ark was commenced. Now, when it is completed, a more specific command is issued. “For thee have I seen…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2every kind of clean animal: There were animals meant to repopulate the earth. There were also these ceremonially clean animals for food and for Noah's sacrifice after the flood (8:20–21). This passage does not use the specific terms found in the rules about ceremonially clean and unclean animals given to Israel at Mount Sinai (see Leviticus 11; Deuteronomy 14:3–12). But the basic idea is the same. It could be that God explained it directly to Noah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Of every clean beast ... fowls--Pairs of every species of animals, except the tenants of the deep, were to be taken for the preservation of their respective kinds. This was the general rule of admission, only with regard to those animals which are styled "clean," three pairs were to be taken, whether of beasts or birds; and the reason was that their rapid multiplication was a matter of the highest importance, when the earth should be renovated, for…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 7:2

• Animals
• Ark
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Ark
• Cause
• Clean
• Deluge
• Flood
• Increase
• Judgments of God
• Noah
• Remain

Commentaries on Genesis 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings