Genesis 8:20
King James Version (KJV)
And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Translations
Genesis 8:20 - Amplified Bible
And Noah built an altar to the Lord and took of every clean [four-footed] animal and of every clean fowl {or} bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20 - American Standard Version
And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20 - Bible in Basic English
And Noah made an altar to the Lord, and from every clean beast and bird he made burned offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20 - Darby Bible
And Noah built an altar to Jehovah; and took of every clean animal, and of all clean fowl, and offered up burnt-offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20 - English Standard Version
Then Noah built an altar to the
Genesis 8:20 - King James Version
And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20 - La Biblia de las Americas
Y edificò Noé un altar al SEÑOR, y tomò de todo animal limpio y de toda ave limpia, y ofreciò holocaustos en el altar.
Genesis 8:20 - The Message
Noah built an altar to God. He selected clean animals and birds from every species and offered them as burnt offerings on the altar. God smelled the sweet fragrance and thought to himself, "I’ll never again curse the ground because of people. I know they have this bent toward evil from an early age, but I’ll never again kill off everything living as I’ve just done.
Genesis 8:20 - New American Standard Bible
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
Entonces Noé edificò un altar al SEÑOR, y tomò de todo animal limpio y de toda ave limpia, y ofreciò holocaustos en el altar.
Genesis 8:20 - World English Bible
Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:20 - Young's Living Translation
And Noah buildeth an altar to Jehovah, and taketh of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and causeth burnt-offerings to ascend on the altar;
Genesis 8:20 - Additional Comments
Noah built an altar willingly, not out of command or constraint. He had neither God's written law nor His spoken law at this point. God's written law is to show us how we should naturally be responding out of worship to Him. The principal is service and devotion and attention to Him, to give Him the best of all we have, to love and obey Him in all we do. Noah, in response to God's preservation, responded this way.
And Noah certainly would have been justified to first prepare some shelter for his family, but his first act was in reverence of God. How often we excuse away service to God because of the need of the moment. Especially Quiet Times. When we have a need to respond to God or to be with Him, we should react as Noah did.
Notice that Noah did not make excuses when it came time to sacrifice some of the few animals which remained alive, knowing that God would take care of them and the remaining animals. They trusted God. We are so often afraid that God will provide, but if we are in His will, He will take care of us.
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