Genesis 7:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.”
Genesis 7:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 7:2 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 7:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.”
Genesis 7:2 — World English Bible
Genesis 7:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female: ”
Genesis 7:2 — American Standard Version
Genesis 7:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“of all the clean beasts thou dost take to thee seven pairs, a male and its female; and of the beasts which are not clean two, a male and its female;”
Genesis 7:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 7:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Of all clean beasts thou shalt take to thee by sevens, a male and its female; but of the beasts that are not clean two, a male and its female. ”
Genesis 7:2 — Darby Translation
Genesis 7:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Of euery cleane beast thou shalt take to thee by seuens, the male and his female: but of vncleane beastes by couples, the male and his female.”
Genesis 7:2 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 7:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“From every clean animal you shall take for yourself seven by seven, a male and his female; and from the animal that is not clean, two by two, a male and his female;”
Genesis 7:2 — The Living Sword
Genesis 7:2 in Context — Genesis 7
1 And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
What Does Genesis 7:2 Mean?
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