Genesis 6:21

Genesis 6:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up. It shall serve as food for you and for them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.”

Context of Genesis 6:21

19And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. 20Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive. You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.” 22So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

Genesis 6:21 word by word

וְאַתָּ֣ה קַח־לְךָ֗ מִכָּל־מַֽאֲכָל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ אֵלֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָ֥ה לְךָ֛ וְלָהֶ֖ם לְאָכְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• You are alsoאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• to takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• every kindכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• of foodמַאֲכָלma'ăkâl · foodH3978
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• is eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• as foodאׇכְלָה'ôklâh · foodH402
• for yourselvesאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413

Cross-references for Genesis 6:21

• Genesis 1:29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
• Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
• Job 40:20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
• Psalms 35:6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
• Psalms 104:27All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
• Psalms 136:25He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.
• Psalms 145:16You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
• Psalms 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
• Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Commentaries on Genesis 6:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Of all food that is eaten - That is, of the food proper for every species of animals.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 - Section VI - The Deluge - XXIII. The Ark 9. דור dôr “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running parallel with some leading individual. Hence, the “race” or “generation” living during that time. 14. תבה tēbâh “chest, ark.” It is used only of this vessel of Noah‘s construction, and of the little vessel in which Moses was put Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:5. The root, according to Furst…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 God told Noah his purpose to destroy the wicked world by water. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, Psa 25:14. It is with all believers, enabling them to understand and apply the declarations and warnings of the written word. God chose to do it by a flood of waters, which should drown the world. As he chooses the rod with which he corrects his children, so he chooses the sword with which he cuts off his enemies. God established…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2217-22. And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood--The repetition of the announcement was to establish its certainty (Ge 41:32). Whatever opinion may be entertained as to the operation of natural laws and agencies in the deluge, it was brought on the world by God as a punishment for the enormous wickedness of its inhabitants.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 6:21

• Antediluvians
• Communion
• Faith
• Noah
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• Corrupt
• Fill
• Flesh
• Imagination
• Multiply
• Noah
• Renown
• Repent
• Strive
• Violence

Commentaries on Genesis 6

• 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