Genesis 6:21

And make a store of every sort of food for yourself and them.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20Two of every sort of bird and cattle and of every sort of living thing which goes on the earth will you take with you to keep them from destruction.

22And all these things Noah did; as God said, so he did.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:29And God said, See, I have given you every plant producing seed, on the face of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit producing seed: they will be for your food:

Psalms 35:6Let their way be dark and full of danger; let them be troubled by the angel of the Lord.

Psalms 136:25Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Psalms 147:9He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:14-22

Prediction of the Deluge. ( b. c. 2448.) 13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15 And 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. 16 A window… Read the whole commentary →

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