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Genesis 6:21 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Genesis 6:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 6:2113 words
וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou
קַחqaḥTake
לְךָləḵāTo
מִכָּלmikālFrom whole
מַאֲכָלmaʾăḵālEatable
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יֵאָכֵלyēʾāḵēlEat
וְאָסַפְתָּwəʾāsap̄ətāAnd gather
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist
לְךָləḵāTo
וְלָהֶםwəlāhemAnd to
לְאָכְלָהləʾāḵəlāhTo food
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou
קַחqaḥTake
לְךָləḵāTo
מִכָּלmikālFrom whole
מַאֲכָלmaʾăḵālEatable
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
יֵאָכֵלyēʾāḵēlEat
וְאָסַפְתָּwəʾāsap̄ətāAnd gather
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
וְהָיָהwəhāyāhAnd exist
לְךָləḵāTo
וְלָהֶםwəlāhemAnd to
לְאָכְלָהləʾāḵəlāhTo food

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