Genesis 6:21
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And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
In other translations
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
Hebrew words
וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859קַח־kach-takeH3947לְךָlekhafor <the> yourselfמִכָּל־mikolsome of allH3605מַאֲכָלma'akhalfoodH3978אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יֵאָכֵלye'akhel<it> is eatenH398וְאָסַפְתָּve'asaftaand you will gather [it]H622אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato yourselfH413וְהָיָהvehayahand it will becomeH1961לְךָlekhafor youוְלָהֶםvelahemand for <the> themלְאָכְלָה׃le'okhlah<into> foodH402
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
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