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Genesis 6:21

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 6:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Genesis 6:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18But I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons` wives with thee.
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.
20Of the birds after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21And 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.
22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, etc.] By man and beast; of which (see <010129>Genesis 1:29,30) and thou shall gather [it] to thee; to lay up in the ark: and it shall be for food for thee, and for them: during the flood, a quantity sufficient for them: and according to the calculation of learned men f407, well versed in mathematics, there was room enough in the ark, and to spare, to put food for them all during the time the flood was on the earth.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“- Section VI - The Deluge - XXIII. The Ark 9. דור dôr “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running parallel with some leading individual. Hence, the “race” or “generation” living during that time. 14. תבה tēbâh “chest, ark.” It is used only of this vessel of Noah’s construction, and of the little vessel in which Moses was put Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:5. The root, according to Furst, means “to be hollow.” אבה 'ēbeh a cognate word, signifies “a reed;” κιβωτός kibōtos Septuagint. גפר goper α. λ., perhaps “fir, cypress, resinous wood.” קן qēn “nest, room; related: prepare, rear up.” 16. צהר tsohar “shining, light;” not the same as…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Gen 1:29, Gen 1:30; Job 38:41, Job 40:20; Psa 35:6, Psa 104:27, Psa 104:28, Psa 136:25, Psa 145:16, Psa 147:9; Mat 6:26 Genesis 6:22”
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