Genesis - 6:21



21 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."

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 6:21.

Differing Translations

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Thou shalt take unto thee of all food that may be eaten, and thou shalt lay it up with thee: and it shall be food for thee and them.
'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.'
And make a store of every sort of food for yourself and them.
Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten, and you shall carry these with you. And these shall be used as food, some for you, and the rest for them."
Et tu cape tibi ex omni esca quae comeditur, et congregabis tibi, eritque tibi et illis ad vescendum.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Of all food that is eaten - That is, of the food proper for every species of animals.

And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten,.... By man and beast; of which see Genesis 1:29.
and thou shall gather it to thee; to lay up in the ark:
and it shall be for food for thee, and for them: during the flood, a quantity sufficient for them: and according to the calculation of learned men (n), well versed in mathematics, there was room enough in the ark, and to spare, to put food for them all during the time the flood was on the earth.
(n) Buteo de Area Noe, Wilkins's Essay towards a real Character, Bedford's Chronology, &c.

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