en_tn_lite_do_not_use/gen/07/01.md

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."