Genesis
Genesis 7:2
2You are to take with you seven pairs ofa every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate;
Footnotes
- a 7:2 Or by sevens; also in verse 3
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | לְךָ֛ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| take with you | תִּֽקַּח־ | tiq·qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| seven pairs of | שִׁבְעָ֥ה | šiḇ·‘āh | Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| every kind of | מִכֹּ֣ל׀ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| clean | הַטְּהוֹרָ֗ה | haṭ·ṭə·hō·w·rāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| animal | הַבְּהֵמָ֣ה | hab·bə·hê·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| a male | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and its mate | וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ | wə·’iš·tōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| a pair | שְׁנַ֖יִם | šə·na·yim | Number - md | H8147 two |
| of | וּמִן־ | ū·min- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| unclean | טְהֹרָ֥ה | ṭə·hō·rāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| animal | הַבְּהֵמָ֡ה | hab·bə·hê·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| a male | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and its mate | וְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ | wə·’iš·tōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 8:20 · Leviticus 10:10 · Leviticus 11:1–47 · Acts 10:11–15 · Genesis 7:8 · Ezekiel 44:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.