Genesis
Genesis 8:20
20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Noah | נֹ֛חַ | nō·aḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5146 Noah |
| built | וַיִּ֥בֶן | way·yi·ḇen | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| an altar | מִזְבֵּ֖חַ | miz·bê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| And taking | וַיִּקַּ֞ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| from every kind | מִכֹּ֣ל׀ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of 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 |
| and | וּמִכֹּל֙ | ū·mik·kōl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| clean | הַטָּהֹ֔ר | haṭ·ṭā·hōr | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| bird | הָע֣וֹף | hā·‘ō·wp̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| he offered | וַיַּ֥עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| burnt offerings | עֹלֹ֖ת | ‘ō·lōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| on the altar | בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | bam·miz·bê·aḥ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 13:15–16 · Romans 12:1 · Genesis 22:9 · Genesis 12:7–8 · Leviticus 11:1–47 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Genesis 35:1 · Genesis 35:7 · Exodus 24:4–8 · Hebrews 13:10 · Exodus 10:25 · 1 Peter 2:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.