Genesis 8:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 8:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 8:20 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 8:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
Genesis 8:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 8:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 8:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 8:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Genesis 8:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 8:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Genesis 8:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 8:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and tooke of euery cleane beast, and of euery cleane foule, and offered burnt offerings vpon the altar.”
Genesis 8:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 8:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Noah built an altar to the Lord, and he took from every clean animal and from every clean bird, and he offered burnt offerings upon the altar.”
Genesis 8:20 — The Living Sword
Genesis 8:20 in Context — Genesis 8
18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
20 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.
21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
What Does Genesis 8:20 Mean?
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