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19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out [a]by their families from the ark.

Yahweh’s Covenant with Noah

20 Then Noah built (A)an altar to Yahweh and took of every (B)clean animal and of every clean bird and offered (C)burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And Yahweh (D)smelled the [b]soothing aroma; and Yahweh said [c]to Himself, “I will never again (E)curse the ground because of man, for (F)the [d]intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; (G)and I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 8:19 Or according to their kind
  2. Genesis 8:21 Or resting; related to Noah, cf. 5:29
  3. Genesis 8:21 Lit to His heart
  4. Genesis 8:21 Or inclination