Genesis 7:3 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

also, of fowl of the heavens seven pairs, a male and a female, to keep alive seed on the face of all the earth;

English ASV

of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

English Amplified

Also of the birds of the air seven pairs, the male and the female, to keep seed [their kind] alive over all the earth or land.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Also of the birds of the air seven pairs, the male and the female, to keep seed [their kind] alive over all the earth or land.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

and seven pairs, male and female, of the birds of the sky — in order to keep offspring alive throughout the earth.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Also of the fowl of the heavens by sevens, male and female; to keep seed alive on the face of all the earth.

English EASY 2024

Take seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female together. Do this so that they will give birth to young ones. Then each different kind of animal and bird will continue to live on the earth.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Get seven pairs (seven males and seven females) of all the birds. This will allow all these animals to continue living on the earth after the other animals are destroyed.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

and seven pairs of the birds of the heavens also, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Take also seven pairs of each kind of bird. Do this so that every kind of animal and bird will be kept alive to reproduce again on the earth.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then select seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that every kind of living creature will survive the flood.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

and seven pairs, male and female, of the birds of the sky-- in order to keep offspring alive on the face of the whole earth.

English KJV 1611

Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

English LSB

also of the birds of the sky, by sevens, male and female, to keep their seed alive on the face of all the earth.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

and seven each of birds of the air, the male and female, to keep offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

also of the birds of the sky, by sevens, male and female, to keep offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

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

likewise, of every clean bird of the air, seven pairs, a male and a female, and of all the unclean birds, one pair, a male and a female. Thus you will keep their issue alive over all the earth.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

and also seven of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of the earth.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Also take seven of every kind of bird. Take male and female of them. That will keep every kind alive. Then they can spread out again over the whole earth.

English NIV

and also seven of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth.

English NKJ 1982

also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth.

English NLT

Then select seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that every kind of living creature will survive the flood.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and seven pairs of the birds of the air also, male and female, to keep their kind alive on the face of all the earth.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Take seven pairs of flying birds of all kinds, male and female, to make sure they survive on the earth.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and seven pairs of the birds of the air also, male and female, to keep their kind alive upon the face of all the earth.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and seven pairs of every kind of bird. Thus there will be every kind of life reproducing again after the flood has ended.

English Tyndale 1537

likewise of the birds of the air seven of every kind, male and female to save seed upon all the earth.