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14 They entered,[a] along with every living creature after its kind, every animal after its kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, everything with wings.[b] 15 Pairs[c] of all creatures[d] that have the breath of life came into the ark to Noah. 16 Those that entered were male and female,[e] just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 7:14 tn The verb “entered” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  2. Genesis 7:14 tn Heb “every bird, every wing.”
  3. Genesis 7:15 tn Heb “two two” meaning “in twos.”
  4. Genesis 7:15 tn Heb “flesh.”
  5. Genesis 7:16 tn Heb “Those that went in, male and female from all flesh they went in.”

14 They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind,(A) everything with wings. 15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark.(B) 16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah.(C) Then the Lord shut him in.

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