#General Information:

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 ... bring

"Enter ... into the ark ... take." Many translations read "Go ... into the ark ... take."  (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_go]])

#you

The word "you" refers to Noah and is singular. (See: [[:en:ta:vol1: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. AT: "among all the people who are now living."

#clean animal

This was an animal that God allowed his people to use for eating and for sacrifice.

#animals that are not clean

These were animals that God did not allow people to use for eating or for sacrifice.

#to preserve their offspring

"so that they will have offspring that will live" or "so that, after the flood, animals will continue to live"