They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
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Gill's Exposition
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh,.... These pairs were not two males or two females, but one male and one female; so they were coupled for the propagation of their species,…
- XXV. The Flood The date is here given, at which the flood commenced and the entrance into the ark was completed. “In seven days.” On the seventh day from the command. “In the second month.” The…
Here is repeated what was related before of Noah's entrance into the ark, with his family and creatures that were marked for preservation. Now,
I. It is thus repeated for the honour of Noah, whose…
Cambridge Bible
kind See note on Gen 1:12 and Gen 6:20.
of every sort Heb. wing. Literally, "every bird, every wing," i.e. all sorts of birds. The clause is wanting in the LXX. Some scholars prefer the rendering,…