Genesis 6:20 — Meaning and Application

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“Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every {sort} shall come unto thee, to keep {them} alive.”

Genesis 6:20

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But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every {sort} shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep {them} alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every {sort} shall come unto thee, to keep {them} alive.

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.

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

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Genesis 6:1

"And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,"

Genesis 6:2

"That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they {were} fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose."

Genesis 6:3

"And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also {is} flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years."

Genesis 6:4

"There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare {children} to them, the same {became} mighty men which {were} of old, men of renown."

Genesis 6:5

"And GOD saw that the wickedness of man {was} great in the earth, and {that} every imagination of the thoughts of his heart {was} only evil continually. {every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires} {continually: Heb. every day}"

Genesis 6:6

"And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart."

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