Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.”
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Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.”
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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.
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And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.'
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to Genesis 6:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 1:29-30 God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food. To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.
- Psalms 136:25 who gives food to every creature; for his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 145:16 You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
- Job 38:41 Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?
- Job 40:20 Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
- Psalms 35:6 Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.
- Psalms 104:27-28 These all wait for you, that you may give them their food in due season. You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
- Psalms 147:9 He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
- Matthew 6:26 See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 6:21 And take thou unto thee of all…
Gen 6:21 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.
Ver. 21. Take thou unto thee of all food.] God could have kept them alive without either food or ark. But he will have us serve his providence, in use of lawful means; and so to trust him, as that we do not tempt him.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain See Gen 1:29-30.
See Gen 1:29-30.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 21. Of all food that is eaten] That…
Verse 21. Of all food that is eaten] That is, of the food proper for every species of animals.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 21. All food — Noah had had abundant opportunity…
21. All food — Noah had had abundant opportunity to lay in provisions for the animals before the signs of the catastrophe appeared. It was not till the last seven days that they began to enter the ark. Gen_7:4; Gen_7:10.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. of all food that is eaten] Presumably vegetables,…
21. of all food that is eaten] Presumably vegetables, cereals, and fruit. Cf. Gen_1:29.
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