Genesis 7:2
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Of all clean beasts take seven and seven, the male and the female.

every clean.

Genesis 7:8 And of beasts clean and unclean, and of fowls, and of every thing that moveth upon the earth,

Genesis 6:19-21 And of every living creature of all flesh, thou shalt bring two of a sort into the ark, that they may live with thee: of the male sex, and the female. . . .

Genesis 8:20 And Noe built an altar unto the Lord: and taking of all cattle and fowls that were clean, offered holocausts upon the altar.

Leviticus 11:1-47 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: . . .

Deuteronomy 14:1-21 Be ye children of the Lord your God: you shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness for the dead; . . .

Acts 10:11-15 And he saw the heaven opened and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great linen sheet let down by the four corners from heaven to the earth: . . .

sevens.

Leviticus 10:10 And that you may have knowledge to discern between holy and unholy, between unclean and clean:

Ezekiel 44:23 And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and profane, and shew them how to discern between clean and unclean.

Context
Entering the Ark
1And the Lord said to him: Go in, thou and all thy house, into the ark: for thee I have seen just before me in this generation. 2Of all clean beasts take seven and seven, the male and the female.3But of the beasts that are unclean two and two, the male and the female. Of the fowls also of the air seven and seven, the male and the female: that seed may be saved upon the face of the whole earth.…
Cross References
Genesis 6:19
And of every living creature of all flesh, thou shalt bring two of a sort into the ark, that they may live with thee: of the male sex, and the female.

Genesis 7:3
But of the beasts that are unclean two and two, the male and the female. Of the fowls also of the air seven and seven, the male and the female: that seed may be saved upon the face of the whole earth.

Genesis 7:8
And of beasts clean and unclean, and of fowls, and of every thing that moveth upon the earth,

Genesis 8:20
And Noe built an altar unto the Lord: and taking of all cattle and fowls that were clean, offered holocausts upon the altar.

Leviticus 11:1
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

Deuteronomy 14:3
Eat not the things that are unclean.

Lexicon
You
לְךָ֛ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

{are to} take with you
תִּֽקַּח־ (tiq·qaḥ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

seven
שִׁבְעָ֥ה (šiḇ·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

of every kind of
מִכֹּ֣ל ׀ (mik·kōl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

clean
הַטְּהוֹרָ֗ה (haṭ·ṭə·hō·w·rāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2889: Clean, pure

animal,
הַבְּהֵמָ֣ה (hab·bə·hê·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal

a male
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

and its mate,
וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ (wə·’iš·tōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

[and] two
שְׁנַ֖יִם (šə·na·yim)
Number - md
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

of
וּמִן־ (ū·min-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

[every kind of]
אֲ֠שֶׁר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

unclean
טְהֹרָ֥ה (ṭə·hō·rāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2889: Clean, pure

animal,
הַבְּהֵמָ֡ה (hab·bə·hê·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal

a male
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

and its mate,
וְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ (wə·’iš·tōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female


Additional Translations
You are to take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate,Of every clean beast you shall take to you by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female:

And of the clean cattle take in to thee sevens, male and female, and of the unclean cattle pairs male and female.

Of all clean beasts thou shalt take to thee by sevens, a male and its female; but of the beasts that are not clean two, a male and its female.

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female;

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.

of all the clean beasts thou dost take to thee seven pairs, a male and its female; and of the beasts which are not clean two, a male and its female;
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