Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 6:20 Interlinear

Of fowls after his kind and of cattle after his kind of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind two of every sort shall come unto thee to keep them alive

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1מֵהָע֣וֹףH5775Of fowlsa bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
2לְמִינֵ֑הוּH4327after his kinda sort, i.e., species
3וּמִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
4הַבְּהֵמָה֙H929and of cattleproperly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
5לְמִינֵ֑הוּH4327after his kinda sort, i.e., species
6מִכֹּ֛לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
7רֶ֥מֶשׂH7431of every creeping thinga reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
8הָֽאֲדָמָ֖הH127of the earthsoil (from its general redness)
9לְמִינֵ֑הוּH4327after his kinda sort, i.e., species
10שְׁנַ֧יִםH8147twotwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
11מִכֹּ֛לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
12יָבֹ֥אוּH935of every sort shall cometo go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
13אֵלֶ֖יךָH413near, with or among; often in general, to
14לְהַֽחֲיֽוֹת׃H2421unto thee to keep them aliveto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

Verse Context

Genesis 6:19 And of every living thing of all flesh two ...
Genesis 6:20 (current)Of fowls after his kind and of cattle after his kind of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind two of every sort shall come unto thee to keep them alive
Genesis 6:21 And take thou unto thee of all food ...

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