Génesis 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 kind (literally, of the cattle after its kind ) , of every creeping thing of the earth after its bind, two of every sort shall come unto thee. "Non hominis actu, sed Dei nutu". Perhaps through an instinctive presentment of the impending calamity (Lange, 'Speaker's Commentary'). And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee (collecting sufficient for a twelve month ' s sustenance); and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.