Genesis 6:21

6:21 And you must take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten, and gather it together. It will be food for you and for them.


tn The verb is a direct imperative: “And you, take for yourself.” The form stresses the immediate nature of the instruction; the pronoun underscores the directness.

tn Heb “from all food,” meaning “some of every kind of food.”

tn Or “will be eaten.”

tn Heb “and gather it to you.”