Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
You are to take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of the unclean animals, a male and its mate;
New American Standard Bible
You shall take
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
You are to take with you seven pairs, a male and its female, of all the clean animals,
A Conservative Version
Of every clean beast thou shall take to thee by sevens, the male and his female. And of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
Of every
Bible in Basic English
Of every clean beast you will take seven males and seven females, and of the beasts which are not clean, two, the male and his female;
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
From all clean cattle thou shalt take to thee seven; seven male and female; and from cattle which are not clean, this two, male and female.
King James 2000
Of every clean beast you shall take to you by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
Lexham Expanded Bible
From all the clean animals you must take for yourself {seven pairs}, a male and its mate. And from the animals that [are] not clean [you must take] two, a male and its mate,
Modern King James verseion
You shall take with you every clean animal by sevens, the male and female. And take two of the animals that are not clean, the male and female.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Of all clean beasts take unto thee seven of every kind, the male and his female, and of unclean beasts a pair, the male and his female:
NET Bible
You must take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, the male and its mate, two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate,
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Of all the clean beasts, shalt thou take to thee by sevens, a male and his female, - and, of the beasts that are not clean,, shall be two a male and his female.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark
Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Ark » Noah's » Animals saved in
Beasts » Early distinguished into clean and unclean
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Of the ceremonially clean creatures taken into noah's ark
Topics
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Laqach
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 7:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Entering The Ark
1 Then the LORD told Noah, "Come you and all your household into the ark, because I've seen that you alone are righteous in this generation. 2 You are to take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of the unclean animals, a male and its mate; 3 along with seven pairs of the flying birds, male and female, in order to keep their offspring alive on the surface of all the earth.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings on it from every clean animal and every clean bird.
Leviticus 11:1-47
The LORD told Moses and Aaron,
Genesis 7:8
From both clean and unclean animals, from birds, and from everything that crawls on the ground,
Leviticus 10:10
You are to differentiate between what's sacred and common and between what's unclean and clean.
Genesis 6:19-21
You are to bring two of every living thing into the ark so they may remain alive with you. They are to be male and female.
Deuteronomy 14:1-21
"You are children of the LORD your God. You must not lacerate yourselves or shave your foreheads on account of the dead,
Ezekiel 44:23
"They are to teach my people how to discern what is holy in contrast to what is common, showing them how to discern between what is unclean and clean.
Acts 10:11-15
and saw heaven open and something like a large linen sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners to the ground.