'Alive' in the 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.
Of the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.
also of the birds of the sky, by sevens, male and female, to keep offspring alive on the face of all the earth.
Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.
Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees”; for she said, “Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?”
But they said, “The man questioned particularly about us and our relatives, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?’ So we answered his questions. Could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”
Then he asked them about their welfare, and said, “Is your old father well, of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”
They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” They bowed down in homage.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.
God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.
They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But he was stunned, for he did not believe them.
Then Israel said, “It is enough; my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.