17. "I am going to bring a flood on the earth. It will destroy all life under the sky. It will destroy every living creature that breathes. Everything on earth will die.
18. "But I will make my covenant with you. You will enter the ark. Your sons and your wife and your sons' wives will enter it with you.
19. "Bring two of every living thing into the ark. Bring male and female of them into it. They will be kept alive with you.
20. Two of every kind of bird will come to you. Two of every kind of animal will come to you. And two of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you. All of them will be kept alive with you.