20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 8:20:1 ⧉וַיִּ֥בֶןvayiven{And He} built Genesis 8:20:2 ⧉נֹ֛חַnoakhNoah Genesis 8:20:3 ⧉מִזְבֵּ֖חַmizbeakhan altar Genesis 8:20:4 ⧉לֽ͏ַיהוָ֑הlayahwehto the LORD Genesis 8:20:5 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֞חvayikakh{And} he took Genesis 8:20:6 ⧉מִכֹּ֣לmikolfrom every Genesis 8:20:7 ⧉הַבְּהֵמָ֣הhabehemahanimal Genesis 8:20:8 ⧉הַטְּהוֹרָ֗הhattehorahclean Genesis 8:20:9 ⧉וּמִכֹּל֙umikoland from every Genesis 8:20:10 ⧉הָע֣וֹףhaofbird Genesis 8:20:11 ⧉הַטָּהֹ֔רhattahorclean Genesis 8:20:12 ⧉וַיַּ֥עַלvayaal{And} he offered up Genesis 8:20:13 ⧉עֹלֹ֖תolotburnt offerings Genesis 8:20:14 ⧉בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃bammizbeakhon the altar |
20. Formal Translation Then Noah built an altar for the LORD {Yahweh, Preserving Deliverer}, and from every clean animal and every clean bird he took some and offered them as burnt offerings on the altar. |
20. Dynamic Translation Noah built an altar for the LORD {Yahweh, Merciful Rescuer}, chose some of every clean animal and some of every clean bird, and burned them as offerings on the altar. |