KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
WORDS OF GOD IN RED
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“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And take” | קַח | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | take |
| “thou” | וְאַתָּ֣ה | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou |
| “unto thee of all” | מִכָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “food” | מַֽאֲכָל֙ | An eatable (including provender, flesh and fruit) | food |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “is eaten,” | יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eaten |
| “and thou shalt gather” | וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ | To gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) | gather |
| “it” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “to” | אֵלֶ֑יךָ | Near, with or among; often in general, to | to |
| “thee; and it shall be” | וְהָיָ֥ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | thee and it shall be |
| “for food” | לְאָכְלָֽה׃ | Food | food |
| “for thee, and for them.” | לְאָכְלָֽה׃ | Food | for thee and for them |
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19 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.
20 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.
21 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.
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
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