Parallel Verses
Amplified
And 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.
New American Standard Bible
Then Noah built
King James Version
And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Holman Bible
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. He took some of every kind of clean animal and every kind of clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
International Standard Version
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings on it from every clean animal and every clean bird.
A Conservative Version
And Noah built an altar to LORD, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
American Standard Version
And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.
Bible in Basic English
And Noah made an altar to the Lord, and from every clean beast and bird he made burned offerings on the altar.
Darby Translation
And Noah built an altar to Jehovah; and took of every clean animal, and of all clean fowl, and offered up burnt-offerings on the altar.
Julia Smith Translation
And Noah will build an altar to Jehovah, and will take from all clean cattle, and from all clean birds, and will bring up a burnt offering upon the altar.
King James 2000
And Noah built an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and he took from all the clean animals and from all the clean birds, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Modern King James verseion
And Noah built an altar to Jehovah. And he took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Noah made an altar unto the LORD, and took of all manner of clean beasts and all manner of clean fowls, and offered sacrifice upon the altar.
NET Bible
Noah built an altar to the Lord. He then took some of every kind of clean animal and clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
New Heart English Bible
Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
The Emphasized Bible
And Noah builded an altar to Yahweh, - and took of all the clean beasts and of all the clean birds, and caused ascending Sacrifices to go up on the altar.
Webster
And Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.
World English Bible
Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Noah buildeth an altar to Jehovah, and taketh of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and causeth burnt-offerings to ascend on the altar;
Themes
Altars » Mentioned in scripture » Of noah
Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Beasts » Clean » Used for sacrifice
Birds » Clean » Offered in sacrifice
Birds » Early distinguished into clean and clean
the Burnt offering » The most ancient of all sacrifices
Covenant » Of God with men » Everlasting
Flood » The promise that it should not recur
Noah » Facts concerning » Built the first altar recorded
Noah » Son of lamech » Builds an altar and offers sacrifices
Patriarchal government » Exercised in » Acting as priests
priests » During patriarchal age heads of families acted as
Sacrifices » Consisted of » Clean animals » Bloody » Sacrifices
Sheep » Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Topics
Interlinear
Banah
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 8:20
Prayers for Genesis 8:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Covenant With Noah
19 Every animal, every crawling thing, every bird—and whatever moves on the land—went out by families (types, groupings) from the ark. 20 And 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. 21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma [a soothing, satisfying scent] and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent (strong inclination, desire) of man’s heart is wicked from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
Cross References
Genesis 12:7-8
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” So Abram built an altar there to [honor] the Lord who had appeared to him.
Genesis 22:9
When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood, and bound Isaac his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Leviticus 11:1-47
The Lord spoke again to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,
Genesis 7:2
Of every
Genesis 4:4
But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the
Genesis 13:4
where he had first built an altar; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord [in prayer].
Genesis 13:18
Then Abram broke camp and moved his tent, and came and settled by the [grove of the great] terebinths (oak trees) of Mamre [the Amorite], which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to [honor] the Lord.
Genesis 22:2
God said, “Take now your son, your only son [of
Genesis 26:25
So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord [in prayer]. He pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants dug a well.
Genesis 33:20
There he erected an altar and called it
Genesis 35:1
Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you [in a distinct manifestation] when you fled [years ago] from Esau your brother.”
Genesis 35:7
There he built an altar [to worship the Lord], and called the place El-bethel (God of the House of God), because there God had revealed Himself to him when he escaped from his brother.
Exodus 10:25
But Moses said, “You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, so that we may sacrifice them to the Lord our God.
Exodus 20:24-25
You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause My Name to be recorded and remembered [through revelation of My divine nature] I will come to you and bless you.
Exodus 24:4-8
Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Then he got up early in the morning, and built an altar [for worship] at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars (memorial stones) representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
Leviticus 1:1-17
The Lord
Romans 12:1
Hebrews 13:10
We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle (sacred tent) have no right to eat.
Hebrews 13:15-16
Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
1 Peter 2:5
You [believers], like living stones, are
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.