The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:19-21
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort (literally, by twos, i.e. in pairs) shalt thou bring into —or cause to enter, i.e. receive them when they come ( Genesis 6:20 )— the ark, to keep them alive —literally, to cause to live ; ι ̓ ì να τρε ì φης ( LXX .); in order to preserve alive (sc. the animals)— with thee; they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their kind (literally, of the fowl after its kind ) , and of cattle after their... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 6:18
But with thee will I establish my covenant . בְּרית ( διαθη ì κη , LXX .; foedue, Vulgate; testamentum, N . T .), from בָּרַא , to cut or carve; hence a covenant, from the custom of passing between the divided pieces of the victims slain on the occasion of making such solemn compacts (cf. Genesis 15:9 ; Gesenius); from בָּרַה , to eat, hence an eating together, a banquet (cf. Genesis 31:54 ; Lee). On the Bible idea of covenant see Genesis 15:9 . My covenant =... read more