Genesis 7:2 — Of every clean animal you shall take with you seven pair, the male and his fema… — AMP | maBible

Read Genesis 7:2 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 7.2, Genesis 7v2, Gen. 7:2. Of every clean animal you shall take with you seven pair, the male and his female, and of animals that are not clean, two each the male and his female; [Lev 11:1-13]

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2 Of every clean animal you shall take with you seven pair, the male and his female, and of animals that are not clean, two each the male and his female; [Lev 11:1-13]

Passage themes

Saved from destruction — thou shalt take to thee
The number seven — by sevens
Clean before God — Of every clean beast
Clean and unclean — of beasts that are not clean by two

Notes and references

This anticipates the numerous distinctions between animals for food purposes, which would later be revealed in the Mosaic Law.

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

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Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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