Genesis 7:2 — Compare Translations

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Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female:

English Amplified

Of every clean beast you shall receive and take with you seven pairs, the male and his mate, and of beasts that are not clean a pair of each kind, the male and his mate, [Lev. 11.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Of every clean beast you shall receive and take with you seven pairs, the male and his mate, and of beasts that are not clean a pair of each kind, the male and his mate, [Lev. 11.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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;

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

You are to take with you seven pairs, a male and its female, of all the clean animals, and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and its female,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Of all clean beasts thou shalt take to thee by sevens, a male and its female; but of the beasts that are not clean two, a male and its female.

English EASY 2024

Take seven pairs of every different kind of clean animal. Each pair will be a male and a female. Take two of every different kind of unclean animal. Take a male and a female together.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Get seven pairs (seven males and seven females) of every kind of clean animal. And get one pair (one male and one female) of every other animal on the earth. Lead all these animals into the boat with you.

Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Take with you seven pairs of each kind of ritually clean animal, but only one pair of each kind of unclean animal.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Take along seven pairs of each animal that I have approved for eating and for sacrifice, and take one pair of each of the others.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

You are to take with you seven pairs, a male and its female, of all the clean animals, and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and its female,

English KJV 1611

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

English LSB

You shall take with you of every clean animal by sevens, a male and his female; and of the animals that are not clean, two, a male and his female;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Take with you seven each of every clean animal, the male and its female, and two each of every unclean animal, the male and its female,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"You shall take with you of every clean animal by sevens, a male and his female; and of the animals that are not clean two, a male and his female;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Of every clean animal, take with you seven pairs, a male and its mate; and of the unclean animals, one pair, a male and its mate;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

You must take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, the male and its mate, two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Take seven of every kind of 'clean' animal with you. Take male and female of them. Take two of every kind of animal that is not 'clean.' Take male and female of them.

English NIV

Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate,

English NKJ 1982

You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female;

English NLT

Take along seven pairs of each animal that I have approved for eating and for sacrifice, and take one pair of each of the others.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and its mate; and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and its mate;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Take with you seven pairs of all the clean animals, both male and female, and one pair of all the unclean animals, both male and female.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate; and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Bring in the animals, too—a pair of each, except those kinds I have chosen for eating and for sacrifice: take seven pairs of each of them,

English Tyndale 1537

Of all clean beasts take unto thee seven of every kind the male and his female, and of unclean beasts a pair, the male and his female: