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Genesis 6:21–22

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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.
Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
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From verse 21

  1. Genesis 1:29–30Rank 1 from verse 21
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    29¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

    30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

  2. Psalms 136:25Rank 2 from verse 21
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    25Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  3. Psalms 145:16Rank 3 from verse 21
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    16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

  4. Job 38:41Rank 4 from verse 21
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    41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

  5. Job 40:20Rank 5 from verse 21
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    20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

From verse 22

  1. Exodus 40:16Rank 1 from verse 22
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    16Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he.

  2. John 15:14Rank 2 from verse 22
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    14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

  3. John 2:5Rank 3 from verse 22
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    5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

  4. Genesis 7:5Rank 4 from verse 22
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    5And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.

  5. Matthew 7:24–27Rank 5 from verse 22
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    24¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

    25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

    26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

    27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

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Genesis 6:21

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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eaten

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Sense 1: Chewed and swallowed. Sense 2: Consumed or corroded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 6:22

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6:14¶ Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

6:15And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

6:16A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

6:17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

6:18But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

6:19And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

6:20Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

6:21And 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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6:22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

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