Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

You are to bring two of every living thing into the ark so they may remain alive with you. They are to be male and female.

New American Standard Bible

And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

King James Version

And 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.

Holman Bible

You are also to bring into the ark two of all the living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

A Conservative Version

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort thou shall bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee. They shall be male and female.

American Standard Version

And 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.

Amplified

And 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.

Bible in Basic English

And you will take with you into the ark two of every sort of living thing, and keep them safe with you; they will be male and female.

Darby Translation

And 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.

Julia Smith Translation

And from every living thing of all flesh, two of all shalt thou bring in to the ark, to preserve alive with thee: male and female shall they be.

King James 2000

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shall you bring into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And of every living thing, from all flesh, you must bring two from every [kind] into the ark to keep [them] alive with you; they shall be male and female.

Modern King James verseion

And you shall bring into the ark two of every kind, of every living thing of all flesh, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"And of all that liveth, whatsoever flesh it be, shalt thou bring into the ark, of every thing a pair, to keep them alive with thee.

NET Bible

You must bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature from all flesh, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

New Heart English Bible

Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.

The Emphasized Bible

Moreover of all the living creatures of all flesh - two of each, shalt thou bring into the ark to keep alive with thee, - male and female, shall they be.

Webster

And 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.

World English Bible

Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.

Youngs Literal Translation

and of all that liveth, of all flesh, two of every sort thou dost bring in unto the ark, to keep alive with thee; male and female are they.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And of every living thing
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

of all flesh
בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

two
שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

of every sort shalt thou bring

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

into the ark
תּבה 
Tebah 
ark
Usage: 28

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

with thee they shall be male
זכר 
Zakar 
Usage: 83

References

American

Hastings

Context Readings

God Warns Noah

18 However, I will establish my own covenant with you, and you are to enter the ark you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives. 19 You are to bring two of every living thing into the ark so they may remain alive with you. They are to be male and female. 20 From birds according to their species, from domestic animals according to their species, and from everything that crawls on the ground according to their species two of everything will come to you so they may remain alive.



Cross References

Genesis 7:2-3

You are to take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of the unclean animals, a male and its mate;

Genesis 7:8-9

From both clean and unclean animals, from birds, and from everything that crawls on the ground,

Genesis 7:15-16

Two of each living creature entered the ark with Noah.

Genesis 8:17

Bring out with you every living creature including the flying creatures, animals, and everything that crawls on the ground so they may disperse throughout the land, be fruitful, and multiply throughout the earth."

Psalm 36:6

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your justice is like the great depths of the sea. You deliver both people and animals, LORD.

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