Genesis
Genesis 6:21
21You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You are also | וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| to take | קַח־ | qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| for yourself | לְךָ֗ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| every kind | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of food | מַֽאֲכָל֙ | ma·’ă·ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular | H3978 food |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is eaten | יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל | yê·’ā·ḵêl | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| and gather | וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ | wə·’ā·sap̄·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| as food | לְאָכְלָֽה׃ | lə·’āḵ·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H402 food, eating |
| for yourselves | אֵלֶ֑יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| for | לְךָ֛ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 145:16 · Psalm 136:25 · Genesis 1:29–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.