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"And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

"As for you, take for yourself some of every food that is edible, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and them."

"You shall take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and his female; and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and his female;

"While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Summer and winter, And day and night Shall not cease."

"Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I have given everything to you, as I gave the green plant.

"But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.

"Whoever sheds human blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made mankind.

"I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be eliminated by the waters of a flood, nor shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth."

I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall serve as a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.

"It shall come about, when I make a cloud appear over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,

and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.

So he said, "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers."

And I will make you into a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing;

After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great."

Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir."

And He took him outside and said, "Now look toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."

"As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.

The angel of the LORD said to her further, "Behold, you are pregnant, And you will give birth to a son; And you shall name him Ishmael, Because the LORD has heard your affliction.

"No longer shall you be named Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

God said further to Abraham, "Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.