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
Read Genesis 7:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 Y JEHOVÁ dijo á Noé: Entra tú y toda tu casa en el arca; porque á ti he visto justo delante de mí en esta generación.
2 De todo animal limpio te tomarás de siete en siete, macho y su hembra; mas de los animales que no son limpios, dos, macho y su hembra.
3 También de las aves de los cielos de siete en siete, macho y hembra; para guardar en vida la casta sobre la faz de toda la tierra.
4 Porque [pasados] aún siete días, yo haré llover sobre la tierra cuarenta días y cuarenta noches; y raeré toda sustancia que hice de sobre la faz de la tierra.
What Does Genesis 7:2 Mean?
Genesis 7:2 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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