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Genesis 6:21

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.”
Genesis 6:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַתָּ֣ה קַח־לְךָ֗ מִכָּל־מַֽאֲכָל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ אֵלֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָ֥ה לְךָ֛ וְלָהֶ֖ם לְאָכְלָֽה׃

  1. וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  2. קַח־kach-“take”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  3. לְךָ֗le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  4. מִכָּל־mi.kol“some of all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. מַֽאֲכָל֙ma.'a.Khal“food”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַאֲכָל · “food” · Strong's H3978
  6. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. יֵֽאָכֵ֔לye.'a.Khel“<it> is eaten”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  8. וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.Ta“and you will gather [it]”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  9. אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.kha“to yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yah“and it will become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  11. לְךָ֛le.Kha“for you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  12. וְלָהֶ֖םve.la.Hem“and for <the> them”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  13. לְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.Lah“<into> food”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אׇכְלָה · “food” · Strong's H0402
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)