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Genesis 6:21
21And take thou of all food that is eaten, and gather [it] to thee, that it may be for food for thee and for them.
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 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. 20Of fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of each shall go in to thee, to keep [them] alive. And take thou of all food that is eaten, and gather [it] to thee, that it may be for food for thee and for them. 22And Noah did it; according to all that God had commanded him, so did he.
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וְאַתָּ֣ה קַח־לְךָ֗ מִכָּל־מַֽאֲכָל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ אֵלֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָ֥ה לְךָ֛ וְלָהֶ֖ם לְאָכְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 6:21
- Genesis 1:29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb producing seed that is on the whole earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree producing seed: it shall be food for you;
- Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God, [and] they wander for lack of meat?
- Job 40:20For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
- Psalms 35:6Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.
- Psalms 104:27These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
- Psalms 136:25Who giveth food to all flesh, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
- Psalms 145:16Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
- Psalms 147:9Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
- Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are ye not much more excellent 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
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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
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