Kejadian 7:1

7:1 The Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation. ¹ 

Kejadian 7:3

7:3 and also seven ²  of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, ³  to preserve their offspring ⁴  on the face of the earth.

[7:1]  ¹ tn Heb “for you I see [as] godly before me in this generation.” The direct object (“you”) is placed first in the clause to give it prominence. The verb “to see” here signifies God’s evaluative discernment.

[7:3]  ² tn Or “seven pairs” (cf. NRSV).

[7:3]  ³ tn Here (and in v. 9) the Hebrew text uses the normal generic terms for “male and female” (זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה, zakhar unÿqevah).

[7:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “to keep alive offspring.”