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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and from the birds in the sky as well, take seven pairs, male and female, so that their offspring will survive throughout the earth.
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In seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will wipe off from the fertile land every living thing that I have made."