Genesis 6:21-22

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.

6:22 And Noah did all that God commanded him – he did indeed.


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.”

tn Heb “according to all.”

tn The last clause seems redundant: “and thus (כֵּן, ken) he did.” It underscores the obedience of Noah to all that God had said.