Genesis 7:3

lykewyse of the byrdes of the ayre vij. of every kynde male and female to save seed vppon all the erth.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

In Context

2Of all clene beastes take vnto the.vij. of every kynde the male and hys female And of vnclene beastes a payre the male and hys female:

4For.vij. dayes hence wyll I send rayne vppo the erth.xl. dayes and.xl. nyghtes and wyll dystroy all maner of thynges that I haue made from of the face of the erth..

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 7:2-5

Noah Invited into the Ark. ( b. c. 2349.) 1 And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 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. 3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. 4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and… Read the whole commentary →

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