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Genesis 7:3

World English Bible

3 Also of the birds of the sky, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive on the surface of all the earth.

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American Standard Version

of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

Christian Standard Bible

and seven pairs, male and female, of the birds of the skyβ€”in order to keep offspring alive throughout the earth.

English Standard Version

and seven pairs of the birds of the heavens also, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

King James Version

Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

New American Standard Bible

also of the birds of the sky, seven pairs, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

New International Version

and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth.

New King James Version

also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth.

New Living Translation

Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that all life will survive on the earth after the flood.