Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. New Living Translation Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that all life will survive on the earth after the flood. English Standard Version and seven pairs of the birds of the heavens also, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. New King James Version also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth. New American Standard Bible also of the birds of the sky, seven pairs, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth. NASB 1995 also of the birds of the sky, by sevens, male and female, to keep offspring alive on the face of all the earth. NASB 1977 also of the birds of the sky, by sevens, male and female, to keep offspring alive on the face of all the earth. Legacy Standard Bible also of the birds of the sky, by sevens, male and female, to keep their seed alive on the face of all the earth. Amplified Bible also of the birds of the air, seven pair, the male and the female, to keep the offspring alive on the surface of the earth. Christian Standard Bible and seven pairs, male and female, of the birds of the sky—in order to keep offspring alive throughout the earth. Holman Christian Standard Bible and seven pairs, male and female, of the birds of the sky—in order to keep offspring alive on the face of the whole earth. American Standard Version of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Also from a bird of Heaven, seven by seven, male and female, to save seed on the face of all the Earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation And of clean flying creatures of the sky sevens, male and female, and of all unclean flying creatures pairs, male and female, to maintain seed on all the earth. Contemporary English Version Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird with you. Do this so there will always be animals and birds on the earth. Douay-Rheims Bible But of the beasts that are unclean two and two, the male and female. Of the fowls also of the air seven and seven,the male and the female: that seed may be saved upon the face of the whole earth. English Revised Version of the fowl also of the air, seven and seven, male and female: to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation Also, take seven pairs of every kind of bird (a male and a female of each) to preserve animal life all over the earth after the flood. Good News Translation Take also seven pairs of each kind of bird. Do this so that every kind of animal and bird will be kept alive to reproduce again on the earth. International Standard Version along with seven pairs of the flying birds, male and female, in order to keep their offspring alive on the surface of all the earth. JPS Tanakh 1917 of the fowl also of the air, seven and seven, male and female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. Literal Standard Version also, seven pairs from [each] bird of the heavens, a male and a female, to keep alive seed on the face of all the earth; Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible likewise, of every bird of the air, seven pairs, a male and a female, to keep their progeny alive over all the earth. NET Bible and also seven of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of the earth. New Revised Standard Version and seven pairs of the birds of the air also, male and female, to keep their kind alive on the face of all the earth. New Heart English Bible Also of the clean flying creatures of the sky, seven pairs, a male and a female, and of all the unclean flying creatures, one pair, a male and a female, to preserve their offspring on the surface of all the earth. Webster's Bible Translation Of fowls of the air also by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive on the face of all the earth. World English Bible Also of the birds of the sky, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive on the surface of all the earth. Young's Literal Translation also, of fowl of the heavens seven pairs, a male and a female, to keep alive seed on the face of all the earth; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Entering the Ark…2You 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; 3and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth. 4For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”… Cross References Genesis 6:20 Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive. Genesis 7:2 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; Genesis 7:4 For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made." Genesis 7:8 The clean and unclean animals, the birds, and everything that crawls along the ground Treasury of Scripture Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive on the face of all the earth. Jump to Previous Air Alive Bird Birds Earth Face Female Females Fowl Fowls Kind Kinds Male Males Offspring Pairs Seed Seven Sevens Sky Surface Throughout VariousJump to Next Air Alive Bird Birds Earth Face Female Females Fowl Fowls Kind Kinds Male Males Offspring Pairs Seed Seven Sevens Sky Surface Throughout VariousGenesis 7 1. Noah, his family and the living creatures enter the ark.6. The flood begins. 17. The increase of the flood for forty days. 21. All flesh is destroyed by it. 24. Its duration of 150 days. Verse 3. - Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female. I.e. of clean fowls, "which he leaves to be understood out of the foregoing verse" (Peele). The Samaritan, Syriac, and LXX. (not so Vulgate, Onkelos, Arabic) insert the word "clean unnecessarily, and also add," καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν πετεινῶν τῶνν μὴ καθαρῶν δύο δύο ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ," manifestly to make the verse resemble the preceding. To keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew and alsoגַּ֣ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and seven שִׁבְעָ֖ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number of [every kind of] bird מֵע֧וֹף (mê·‘ō·wp̄) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5775: Flying creatures of the air, הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky male זָכָ֣ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male and female, וּנְקֵבָ֑ה (ū·nə·qê·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5347: A female in order to preserve לְחַיּ֥וֹת (lə·ḥay·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 2421: To live, to revive their offspring זֶ֖רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the face פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the earth. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Genesis 7:3 NIVGenesis 7:3 NLT Genesis 7:3 ESV Genesis 7:3 NASB Genesis 7:3 KJV Genesis 7:3 BibleApps.com Genesis 7:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 7:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 7:3 French Bible Genesis 7:3 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 7:3 Also of the birds of the sky (Gen. 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