Genesis 7:2
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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.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;
In other translations
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.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;
Hebrew words
מִכֹּל׀mikolof allH3605הַבְּהֵמָהhabehemahthe livestockH929הַטְּהוֹרָהhatehorah<the> cleanH2889תִּקַּח־tikach-you will takeH3947לְךָlekhafor <the> yourselfשִׁבְעָהshiv'ahsevenH7651שִׁבְעָהshiv'ahsevenH7651אִישׁ'isha maleH376וְאִשְׁתּוֹve'ishtoand female itsH802וּמִן־umin-and ofH4480הַבְּהֵמָהhabehemahthe animal[s]H929אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834לֹאlo'notH3808טְהֹרָהtehorah[is] cleanH2889הִואhi'itH1931שְׁנַיִםshenayimtwoH8147אִישׁ'isha maleH376וְאִשְׁתּוֹ׃ve'ishtoand female itsH802
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