Genesis 8:20 — Compare Translations

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And Noah built an altar to the Lord and took of every clean [four-footed] animal and of every clean fowl or bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And Noah built an altar to the Lord and took of every clean [four-footed] animal and of every clean fowl or bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. He took some of every kind of clean animal and every kind of clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Noah built an altar to Jehovah; and took of every clean animal, and of all clean fowl, and offered up burnt-offerings on the altar.

English EASY 2024

Then Noah built an altar to make sacrifices to the Lord. He took one from each kind of clean animal and clean bird. He offered them to the Lord as sacrifices which he burned on the altar.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Noah built an altar to honor the Lord. Noah took some of all the clean birds and some of all the clean animals and burned them on the altar as a gift to God.

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and took some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Noah built an altar to the Lord; he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burned them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and sacrificed on it the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. He took some of every kind of clean animal and every kind of clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English KJV 1611

And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English LSB

Then Noah built an altar to Yahweh and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

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

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and choosing from every clean animal and every clean bird, he offered holocausts on the altar.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Noah built an altar to the LORD. He then took some of every kind of clean animal and clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Then Noah built an altar to honor the Lord. He took some of all of the "clean" animals and birds. He sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar.

English NIV

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.

English NKJ 1982

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English NLT

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and sacrificed on it the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Noah erected an altar dedicated to Yahweh. Then he selected ritually clean animals and birds of every species and offered them as burnt sacrifices on the altar.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then Noah built an altar and sacrificed on it some of the animals and birds God had designated for that purpose.

English Tyndale 1537

And Noe made an altar unto the LORD,(LORDE) and took of all manner of clean beasts and all manner of clean fowls, and offered sacrifice upon the altar.