Genesis 7:3
and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.
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ASV
of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
KJV
Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| גַּ֣ם | gam | also | H1571 → |
| מֵע֧וֹף | me.'of | of [the] bird[s] of | H5775 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| שִׁבְעָ֥ה | shiv.'Ah | seven | H7651 → |
| שִׁבְעָ֖ה | shiv.'Ah | seven | H7651 → |
| זָכָ֣ר | za.Khar | male | H2145 → |
| וּנְקֵבָ֑ה | u.ne.ke.Vah | and female | H5347 → |
| לְחַיּ֥וֹת | le.chai.Yot | to preserve alive | H2421 → |
| זֶ֖רַע | Ze.ra' | offspring | H2233 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| פְּנֵ֥י | pe.Nei | [the] surface of | H6440 → |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
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