Genesis 6:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Take with you every kind of food that is eaten and store it; it will serve as food for you and for them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And take{H3947} thou unto thee of all food{H3978} that is eaten,{H398} and gather{H622} it to thee; and it shall be for food{H402} for thee, and for them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And take{H3947}{(H8798)} thou unto thee of all food{H3978} that is eaten{H398}{(H8735)}, and thou shalt gather{H622}{(H8804)} it to thee; and it shall be for food{H402} for thee, and for them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And take vnto the of all maner of meate yt may be eaten and laye it vp in stoore by the that it may be meate both for ye and for the:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And thou shalt take vnto the all maner of meate that maye be eaten, and shalt laye it vp in stoare by the, that it maye be meate for the and them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And take thou with thee of all meate that is eaten: and thou shalt gather it to thee, that it may be meate for thee and for them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And take thou with thee of all meate that is eaten, and thou shalt lay it vp with thee, that it may be meate for thee and them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather [it] to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to you; and it will be for food for you, and for them."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And thou, take to thyself of all food that is eaten; and thou hast gathered unto thyself, and it hath been to thee and to them for food.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And make a store of every sort of food for yourself and them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And you must take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten, and gather it together. It will be food for you and for them.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 1:29-30 : 29 Then God said, 'Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that bears fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.' And it was so.
  • Job 38:41 : 41 Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about without food?
  • Job 40:20 : 20 For the mountains bring forth food for him, where all the wild animals play.
  • Ps 35:6 : 6 Let their way be dark and slippery, as the angel of the Lord pursues them.
  • Ps 104:27-28 : 27 All creatures look to You to give them their food at the proper time. 28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
  • Ps 136:25 : 25 He gives food to all living things, for His steadfast love endures forever.
  • Ps 145:16 : 16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
  • Ps 147:9 : 9 He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they cry.
  • Matt 6:26 : 26 Look at the birds of the sky: they do not sow, they do not reap, and they do not store away in barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they are?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 6:18-20
    3 verses
    81%

    18 But I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

    19 And of every living thing, of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

    20 From the birds according to their kinds, and from the animals according to their kinds, and from every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.

  • Gen 8:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15 Then God spoke to Noah, saying:

    16 Leave the ark, you and your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

    17 Bring out every living thing that is with you—all creatures, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—so they can multiply on the earth, be fruitful, and increase in number.

  • Gen 9:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.'

    2 The fear and dread of you will be upon every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that moves on the ground, and all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands.

    3 Every living creature that moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the plants, I now give you everything.

  • Gen 6:22
    75%

    22 And Noah did everything exactly as God commanded him.

  • Gen 1:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29 Then God said, 'Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that bears fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

    30 And to all the beasts of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.' And it was so.

  • Gen 7:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 Then the Lord said to Noah, 'Enter the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.'

    2 Of every clean animal, take with you seven pairs, each male and its female, and of the animals that are not clean, take two, each male and its female.

    3 Also take seven pairs of the birds of the sky, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

  • Gen 7:14-16
    3 verses
    74%

    14 They, and every wild animal according to its kind, all the livestock according to their kinds, every crawling thing that crawls on the ground according to its kind, and every bird according to its kind—all winged creatures—came.

    15 They came to Noah and entered the ark, two by two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.

    16 Those entering, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him, and the Lord shut him in.

  • Gen 7:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8 From the clean animals, from the animals that are not clean, from the birds, and from everything that crawls on the ground,

    9 two by two they came to Noah and entered the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

  • Gen 9:10
    74%

    10 and with every living creature that is with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the creatures of the earth—that came out of the ark with you, every living thing on the earth.

  • Lev 25:7
    73%

    7 as well as for your livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its produce may be used as food.

  • Gen 8:19
    73%

    19 Every living thing, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything that moves on the earth went out of the ark, family by family.

  • Deut 14:6
    72%

    6 You may eat any animal that has divided hooves completely split and chews the cud.

  • Deut 14:20
    71%

    20 You may eat any clean flying creature.

  • Exod 16:16
    71%

    16 This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Each person is to gather as much as they need to eat. Take an omer for each person according to the number of people in your tent.'

  • Gen 7:21
    71%

    21 Every living creature that moved on the earth perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind.

  • Lev 11:2
    71%

    2 Speak to the Israelites and tell them: These are the living creatures that you may eat among all the animals on the earth:

  • Gen 41:36
    70%

    36 This food will be held in reserve for the land to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the land will not be destroyed by the famine.

  • Gen 7:23
    70%

    23 Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out—human beings, animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.

  • Ps 104:27
    70%

    27 All creatures look to You to give them their food at the proper time.

  • Gen 2:16
    70%

    16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'You may surely eat from any tree of the garden,'

  • Gen 6:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13 Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, because the earth is filled with violence through them; behold, I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

    14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make compartments in the ark and cover it inside and out with pitch.

  • Gen 9:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply upon it.

    8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,

  • Gen 1:22
    70%

    22 God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.'

  • Num 11:22
    69%

    22 Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Or if all the fish in the sea were gathered for them, would that be enough?'

  • Deut 14:11
    69%

    11 You may eat any clean bird.

  • Deut 12:22
    69%

    22 Just as the gazelle or deer is eaten, so you may eat this; both the unclean and the clean alike may eat it.

  • Lev 11:9
    69%

    9 Of all the creatures living in the water, you may eat any that have fins and scales, whether in the seas or the rivers.