Genesis 6:21

Modern

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.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And you shall take for yourself from all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself, and it shall be for you and for them for food.”

Latin

Tolles igitur tecum ex omnibus escis, quæ mandi possunt, et comportabis apud te: et erunt tam tibi, quam illis in cibum.

Hebrew

English

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.”

Theme notes and profiles

Genesis 1:29–30
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
Psalm 145:16
You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Psalm 136:25
He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.
Job 38:41
Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
Psalm 147:9
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
Job 40:20
The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Psalm 35:6
May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
Psalm 104:27–28
All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.