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 L’Éternel dit à Noé: Entre dans l’arche, toi et toute ta maison; car je t’ai vu juste devant moi parmi cette génération.

2 Tu prendras auprès de toi sept couples de tous les animaux purs, le mâle et sa femelle; une paire des animaux qui ne sont pas purs, le mâle et sa femelle;

3 sept couples aussi des oiseaux du ciel, mâle et femelle, afin de conserver leur race en vie sur la face de toute la terre.

4 Car, encore sept jours, et je ferai pleuvoir sur la terre quarante jours et quarante nuits, et j’exterminerai de la face de la terre tous les êtres que j’ai faits.

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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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