Genesis

Genesis 7:8–9

⁸The clean and unclean animals, the birds, and everything that crawls along the ground ⁹came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

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Genesis 7:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
clean	הַטְּהוֹרָ֔ה	haṭ·ṭə·hō·w·rāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2889 clean, pure
and	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	טְהֹרָ֑ה	ṭə·hō·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2889 clean, pure
animals	הַ֨בְּהֵמָ֔ה	hab·bə·hê·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
the birds	הָע֔וֹף	hā·‘ō·wp̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
and everything	וְכֹ֥ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
crawls	רֹמֵ֖שׂ	rō·mêś	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7430 creep, move lightly, move about
along	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ground	הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land

Genesis 7:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
came	בָּ֧אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Noah	נֹ֛חַ	nō·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5146 Noah
to enter	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the ark	הַתֵּבָ֖ה	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
two	שְׁנַ֨יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
by two	שְׁנַ֜יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
male	זָכָ֣ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
and female	וּנְקֵבָ֑ה	ū·nə·qê·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5347 female
as	כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
had commanded	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Noah	נֹֽחַ׃	nō·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5146 Noah

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Genesis 7:9 Genesis 7:16 · Genesis 2:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.