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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground, according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you to keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every <i>sort</i> shall come unto thee, to keep <i>them</i> alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every <i>kind</i> will come to you to keep <i>them</i> alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Of the birds according to their kind, and of the animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every <i>kind</i> will come to you to keep <i>them</i> alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Of the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Of the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every <i>kind</i> shall come to you to keep <i>them</i> alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Of the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every <i>kind</i> will come to you to keep <i>them</i> alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Of fowls <i>and</i> birds according to their kind, of animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two of everything—from the birds according to their kinds, from the livestock according to their kinds, and from the animals that crawl on the ground according to their kinds—will come to you so that you can keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two of everything—from the birds according to their kinds, from the livestock according to their kinds, and from the animals that crawl on the ground according to their kinds—will come to you so that you can keep them alive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the birds after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Of the fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Two of every type of bird, every type of domestic animal, and every type of creature that crawls on the ground will come to you to be kept alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From birds according to their species, from domestic animals according to their species, and from everything that crawls on the ground according to their species —two of everything will come to you so they may remain alive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Of the birds after their kinds, and of the cattle after their kinds, and of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you so you can keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of the flying creatures after their kind, of the animals after their kind, and of every crawling creature of the ground after their kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping animal of the earth after its kind, two of every sort shall come to thee, to keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort will come to you, to keep them alive. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Of the fowl after its kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort they come in unto thee, to keep alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From birds according to its kind, and cattle according to their kind; of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two from all shall come to thee to preserve alive.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Of fowls according to their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and of every thing that creepeth on earth according to its kind; two of every sort shall go in with thee, that they may live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />from birds, according to their kind, and from beasts, in their kind, and from among all animals on earth, according to their kind; pairs from each shall enter with you, so that they may be able to live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal, and of every kind of thing that crawls on the ground, two of each will come to you, that you may keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind shall come in to you, to keep them alive.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Of fowls after their kind, and of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind shall enter with you, that they may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />From the bird with its kind and from the beast with its kind and from every creeping thing of the Earth with its kinds, two by two of every one, they shall enter with you to the ark.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Of the fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Of all winged birds after their kind, and of all cattle after their kind, and of all reptiles creeping upon the earth after their kind, pairs of all shall come in to thee, male and female to be fed with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/6-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1423" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/6.htm">Noah Builds the Ark</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·na·yim (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">Two</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of every kind</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: mê·hā·‘ō·wp̄ (Prep-m, Art:: N-ms) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">bird</a> <a href="/hebrew/4327.htm" title="4327: lə·mî·nê·hū (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Kind, species. From an unused root meaning to portion out; a sort, i.e. Species."></a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: hab·bə·hê·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">and animal</a> <a href="/hebrew/4327.htm" title="4327: lə·mî·nāh (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Kind, species. From an unused root meaning to portion out; a sort, i.e. Species."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7431.htm" title="7431: re·meś (N-msc) -- Creeping things, moving things. From ramas; a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal.">crawling creature</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4327.htm" title="4327: lə·mî·nê·hū (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Kind, species. From an unused root meaning to portion out; a sort, i.e. Species."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">to be kept alive.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-14.htm">Genesis 7:14-16</a></span><br />they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature. / They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life. / And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Genesis 1:24-25</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. / God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19-20</a></span><br />And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. / The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-2.htm">Genesis 7:2-3</a></span><br />You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate; / and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Genesis 8:17-19</a></span><br />Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.” / So Noah came out, along with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives. / Every living creature, every creeping thing, and every bird—everything that moves upon the earth—came out of the ark, kind by kind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-14.htm">Leviticus 11:14-19</a></span><br />the kite, any kind of falcon, / any kind of raven, / the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-7.htm">Job 12:7-10</a></span><br />But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10-11</a></span><br />for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. / I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24-25</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. / Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Jeremiah 8:7</a></span><br />Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-9.htm">Ezekiel 47:9</a></span><br />Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29-31</a></span><br />Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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 to you, to keep them alive.</p><p class="hdg">fowls.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Genesis 1:20-24</a></b></br> And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl <i>that</i> may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-11.htm">Acts 10:11,12</a></b></br> And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: … </p><p class="hdg">two.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a></b></br> And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19</a></b></br> And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought <i>them</i> unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that <i>was</i> the name thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-8.htm">Genesis 7:8-16</a></b></br> Of clean beasts, and of beasts that <i>are</i> not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/6-19.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/genesis/2-19.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/revelation/20-9.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/4-2.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/6-19.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/genesis/4-22.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/genesis/4-20.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/genesis/6-19.htm">Sort</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/genesis/7-2.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/7-2.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/genesis/7-14.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/genesis/7-8.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/genesis/7-8.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/6-21.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Kinds</a> <a href="/genesis/7-14.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/7-14.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/genesis/6-21.htm">Sort</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/6-1.htm">The wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/6-8.htm">Noah finds grace.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">His family line</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/6-14.htm">The order, form, dimensions, and building of the ark.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The inclusion of "every kind" suggests a divine intention to preserve the biodiversity of creation. The number "two" signifies the minimum requirement for reproduction, ensuring the continuation of each species. This mirrors the creation narrative in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God creates various kinds of living creatures. The mention of birds, animals, and crawling creatures encompasses the full range of terrestrial life, highlighting the scope of the impending flood's impact and the necessity of divine intervention for preservation.<p><b>will come to you</b><br>This implies a supernatural element in the gathering of the animals. Noah is not tasked with the impossible job of rounding up every species; instead, God orchestrates their arrival. This reflects God's sovereignty and control over creation, as seen in other biblical instances where animals act under divine direction, such as the ravens feeding Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/17-4.htm">1 Kings 17:4-6</a>). It also prefigures the peaceable kingdom described in <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a>, where natural enmity is suspended.<p><b>to be kept alive</b><br>The purpose of the animals coming to Noah is explicitly stated: preservation of life. This aligns with God's covenantal promise to sustain life on earth, a theme that recurs throughout Scripture. The act of keeping alive is a foreshadowing of salvation, where Noah's ark becomes a type of Christ, offering refuge and life amidst judgment. This anticipates the New Testament message of salvation through Jesus, who offers eternal life to those who come to Him (<a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28</a>). The preservation of life here also underscores the value God places on His creation, a principle that informs Christian stewardship of the environment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>A righteous man chosen by God to build the ark and preserve life during the flood. His obedience and faith are central to this account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a></b><br>A large vessel constructed by Noah under God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every kind of living creature from the flood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A divine judgment sent by God to cleanse the earth of its widespread wickedness, sparing only Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/birds,_animals,_and_crawling_creatures.htm">Birds, Animals, and Crawling Creatures</a></b><br>Representatives of all living creatures that God instructed Noah to bring into the ark to ensure the continuation of life post-flood.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator who, in response to human corruption, decides to reset creation through the flood, demonstrating both His justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Noah's adherence to God's instructions, even when they seemed daunting or illogical, serves as a model for our own obedience to God's word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty and Provision</a></b><br>The gathering of animals to the ark demonstrates God's control over creation and His ability to provide for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Noah's preparation of the ark, despite the absence of immediate evidence of the flood, exemplifies living by faith and not by sight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preservation_of_life.htm">Preservation of Life</a></b><br>God's command to preserve animal life underscores the value He places on all His creation and our responsibility to steward it well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The flood account is a reminder of God's righteous judgment against sin, balanced by His mercy in providing a means of salvation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_noah_fit_all_on_the_ark.htm">How did Noah fit all animals on the Ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_all_species_fit_on_the_ark.htm">How could all animal species fit and survive on the ark for the duration of the flood (Genesis 7)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_the_flood_destroy_all_animals.htm">Did the Flood destroy all animals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_untrained_cows_go_straight.htm">How could untrained cows in 1 Samuel 6:7–12 pull the Ark straight to Beth Shemesh without wandering? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/6-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַ֧יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of every kind</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכֹּ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִן־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bird</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהָע֣וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hā·‘ō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flying creatures</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and animal</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּהֵמָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·hê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and]</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכֹּ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crawling creature</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶ֥מֶשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(re·meś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7431.htm">Strong's 7431: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reptile, any other rapidly moving animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{will} come</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֹ֥אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be kept alive.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">OT Law: Genesis 6:20 Of the birds after their kind (Gen. 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