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Genesis 8:20

Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

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ASV

And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.

KJV

And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venand he builtH1129 →
נֹ֛חַNo.achNoahH5146 →
מִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achan altarH4196 →
לַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
וַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
מִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.Kolsome of allH3605 →
הַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.Mahthe livestockH929 →
הַטְּהוֹרָ֗הha.te.ho.Rah<the> cleanH2889 →
וּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.Koland some of everyH3605 →
הָע֣וֹףha.'of<the> birdH5775 →
הַטָּהֹ֔רha.ta.Hor<the> cleanH2889 →
וַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'aland he offered upH5927 →
עֹלֹ֖ת'o.Lotburnt offeringsH5930 →
בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ba.miz.Be.achon the altarH4196 →

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Hebrews 13:15–16Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.Job 1:5And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.Genesis 22:9When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.Genesis 12:7–8Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.Leviticus 11:1–47The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,Leviticus 1:3If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.Jonah 1:16Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.Genesis 26:25So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there. His servants also dug a well there.Genesis 13:4to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.Exodus 10:25But Moses replied, “You must also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings to present to the LORD our God.Genesis 35:1Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”Genesis 35:7There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.Hebrews 13:10We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.Exodus 24:4–8And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.2 Samuel 24:25And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.

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