See in Reader
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The events in this chapter take place after Noah built the ark, gathered the food, and put it in the ark.
Come…into the ark
This could be translated as "Go…into the ark" or "Enter the ship."
you
The word "you" is singular. It refers to Noah (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
your household
"your family"
righteous before me
This means that God saw Noah as righteous.
in this generation
This refers to all the people who were living at that time. It can be translated as "among all the people who are now living."
clean animal
This was an animal that God allowed people to give him as a sacrifice.
animals that are not clean
These were animals that God did not allow people to offer as sacrifices.
to preserve their offspring
"so that they will have offspring that will live" or "so that, after the flood, animals will continue to live."