1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it came to pass, when men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- began H2490 (חָלַל) — properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by a…
- to multiply H7231 (רָבַב) — properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad
- on H5921 (עַל) — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the earth H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- and daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- were born H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- That the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- that they H2007 (הֵנָּה) — themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation)
- fair H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and they took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- them wives H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- of all which they chose H977 (בָּחַר) — properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
3 And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive with man for ever, for that he also is flesh: yet shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- My spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- shall not always H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- strive H1777 (דִּין) — to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
- with man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- for that he also H7683 (שָׁגַג) — to stray, i.e. (figuratively) sin (with more or less apology)
- for that he also H1571 (גַּם) — properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
- flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- yet his days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- shall be an hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- and twenty H6242 (עֶשְׂרִים) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
4 The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There were giants H5303 (נְפִיל) — properly, a feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- in those days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and also after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- that H3651 (כֵּן) — properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and…
- when H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- came in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto the daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- and they bare H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- to them, the same H1992 (הֵם) — they (only used when emphatic)
- mighty men H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- of old H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- of renown H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
5 And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- that the wickedness H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- of man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- every imagination H3336 (יֵצֶר) — a form; figuratively, conception (i.e. purpose)
- of the thoughts H4284 (מַחֲשָׁבָה) — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
- of his heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- only H7535 (רַק) — properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- continually H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
6 And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it repented H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that he had made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- on the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and it grieved H6087 (עָצַב) — properly, to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or anger
- him at H413 (אֵל) — near, with or among; often in general, to
- his heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
7 And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I will destroy H4229 (מָחָה) — properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
- man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- whom I have created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- from the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the earth H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- both man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- and H5704 (עַד) — as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- beast H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- and the creeping thing H7431 (רֶמֶשׂ) — a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
- and the fowls H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- of the air H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- for it repenteth H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- me that I have made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- grace H2580 (חֵן) — graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
- in the eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the generations H8435 (תּוֹלְדָה) — (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history
- of Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- was a just H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- perfect H8549 (תָּמִים) — entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
- in his generations H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- walked H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- with God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- begat H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- Shem H8035 (שֵׁם) — Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
- Ham H2526 (חָם) — Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
- and Japheth H3315 (יֶפֶת) — Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
11 And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- also was corrupt H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- was filled H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- with violence H2555 (חָמָס) — violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
12 And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- looked H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and, behold, it was corrupt H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- for all flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- had corrupted H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- his way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- The end H7093 (קֵץ) — an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after
- of all flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- is come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- before me H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- for the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- is filled with H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- violence H2555 (חָמָס) — violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
- through them H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- and, behold, I will destroy H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- them with H854 (אֵת) — properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- thee an ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- of gopher H1613 (גֹּפֶר) — a kind of tree or wood (as used for building), apparently the cypress
- wood H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- rooms H7064 (קֵן) — a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
- shalt thou make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- in H854 (אֵת) — properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
- the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- and shalt pitch H3722 (כָּפַר) — to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
- it within H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and without H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- with pitch H3724 (כֹּפֶר) — properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figurativ…
15 And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- which thou shalt make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- The length H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
- of the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- cubits H520 (אַמָּה) — properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
- the breadth H7341 (רֹחַב) — width (literally or figuratively)
- of it fifty H2572 (חֲמִשִּׁים) — fifty
- and the height H6967 (קוֹמָה) — height
- of it thirty H7970 (שְׁלוֹשִׁים) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
16 A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A window H6672 (צֹהַר) — a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon
- shalt thou make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- to the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- and in a cubit H520 (אַמָּה) — properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
- shalt thou finish H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- it above H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
- and the door H6607 (פֶּתַח) — an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
- of the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- shalt thou set H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- in the side thereof H6654 (צַד) — a side; figuratively, an adversary
- lower H8482 (תַּחְתִּי) — lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
- second H8145 (שֵׁנִי) — properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
- and third H7992 (שְׁלִישִׁי) — third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
17 And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And, behold H2009 (הִנֵּה) — lo!
- I H589 (אֲנִי) — I
- even I, do bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- a flood H3999 (מַבּוּל) — a deluge
- of waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- to destroy H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- all flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- the breath H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- of life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- from under H8478 (תַּחַת) — the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
- heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- every thing H3605 (כֹּל) — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- shall die H1478 (גָּוַע) — to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
18 But I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But with thee will I establish H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- my covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- and thou shalt come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into H413 (אֵל) — near, with or among; often in general, to
- the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- thou H859 (אַתָּה) — thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
- and thy sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and thy wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and thy sons’ H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- wives H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And of every living thing H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- of all flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- shalt thou bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- alive H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- with thee; they shall be male H2145 (זָכָר) — properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
- and female H5347 (נְקֵבָה) — female (from the sexual form)
20 Of the birds after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Of fowls H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- after their kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- and of cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- of every creeping thing H7431 (רֶמֶשׂ) — a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
- of the earth H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- after his kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- alive H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
21 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- thou unto thee of all food H3978 (מַאֲכָל) — an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
- that is eaten H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and thou shalt gather H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- to thee; and it shall be for food H402 (אׇכְלָה) — food
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- according to all that God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- him, so did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application