Genesis 6:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.”
Genesis 6:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 6:20 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 6:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort will come to you, to keep them alive.”
Genesis 6:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 6:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Of the birds after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. ”
Genesis 6:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 6:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Of the fowl after its kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every <FI>sort<Fi> they come in unto thee, to keep alive.”
Genesis 6:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 6:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Of 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. ”
Genesis 6:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 6:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Of the foules, after their kinde, and of the cattell after their kind, of euery creeping thing of the earth after his kinde, two of euery sort shall come vnto thee, that thou mayest keepe them aliue.”
Genesis 6:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 6:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“From the birds according to their kind, and from the livestock according to their kind, from every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two from each shall come to you to keep alive.”
Genesis 6:20 — The Living Sword
Genesis 6:20 in Context — Genesis 6
18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
19 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.
20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21 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.
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
What Does Genesis 6:20 Mean?
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