Genesis 8:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 8:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּ֥בֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
נֹ֛חַ
Nôach
H5146
Noah
מִזְבֵּ֖חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיִּקַּ֞ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
מִכֹּ֣ל
kôl
H3605
all
הַבְּהֵמָ֣ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
הַטְּהוֹרָ֗ה
ṭâhôwr
H2889
pure
וּמִכֹּל֙
kôl
H3605
all
הָע֣וֹף
ʻôwph
H5775
bird
הַטָּהֹ֔ר
ṭâhôwr
H2889
pure
וַיַּ֥עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עֹלֹ֖ת
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
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World English Bible Public Domain
Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and he took from every clean animal and from every clean bird, and he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).