Genesis 6:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 6:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 6:21 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 6:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.””

Genesis 6:21 — World English Bible

Genesis 6:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.”

Genesis 6:21 — American Standard Version

Genesis 6:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And thou, take to thyself of all food that is eaten; and thou hast gathered unto thyself, and it hath been to thee and to them for food.'”

Genesis 6:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 6:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And take thou of all food that is eaten, and gather [it] to thee, that it may be for food for thee and for them.”

Genesis 6:21 — Darby Translation

Genesis 6:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And take thou with thee of all meate that is eaten: and thou shalt gather it to thee, that it may be meate for thee and for them.”

Genesis 6:21 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 6:21 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And you, take for yourself from every food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself, and it shall be for food for you and for them."”

Genesis 6:21 — The Living Sword

Genesis 6:21 in Context — Genesis 6

19 Y de todo lo que vive, de toda carne, dos de cada especie meterás en el arca, para que tengan vida contigo; macho y hembra serán.

20 De las aves según su especie, y de las bestias según su especie, de todo reptil de la tierra según su especie, dos de cada especie entrarán contigo para que hayan vida.

21 Y toma contigo de toda vianda que se come, y allégala á ti; servirá de alimento para ti y para ellos.

22 E hízolo así Noé; hizo conforme á todo lo que Dios le mandó.

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What Does Genesis 6:21 Mean?

Genesis 6:21 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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