And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him, &c.] He prepared for his entrance into the ark, and all the creatures with him; got everything ready for them, the rooms for their habitation, and food for their sustenance.
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also of the birds in the air take seven couples - in order to preserve their species throughout the earth.
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For in seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; I will wipe out every living thing that I have made from the face of the earth."