Genesis 7:1

Genesis 7:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.

Context of Genesis 7:1

Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate; 3and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.

Genesis 7:1 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ לְנֹ֔חַ בֹּֽא־אַתָּ֥ה וְכָל־בֵּיתְךָ֖ אֶל־הַתֵּבָ֑ה כִּֽי־אֹתְךָ֥ רָאִ֛יתִי צַדִּ֥יק לְפָנַ֖י בַּדּ֥וֹר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• Goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• intoאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392
• youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• your familyבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• I have foundרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• youאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• ·פָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• in thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Genesis 7:1

• Genesis 7:7And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
• Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Proverbs 14:26He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Isaiah 26:20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
• Ezekiel 9:4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
• Zephaniah 2:3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
• Matthew 24:37As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
• Luke 17:26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
• Acts 2:39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
• 1 Peter 3:20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
• 2 Peter 2:5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
• Genesis 6:9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
• Psalms 33:18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

Commentaries on Genesis 7:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Thee have I seen righteous - See the note on Genesis 6:8;Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 - The Ark Was Entered 2. טהור ṭâhôr “clean, fit for food or sacrifice.” 4. יקוּם yeqûm “standing thing; what grows up, whether animal or plant.” Compare קמה qāmâh “stalk, or standing corn.” Genesis 7:1-4 Here is found the command to enter the ark. The general direction in the preceding chapter was given many years ago, before the ark was commenced. Now, when it is completed, a more specific command is issued. “For thee have I seen…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Noah, and his family and the living creatures, enter the ark, and the flood begins. (1-12) Noah shut in the ark. (13-16) The increase of the flood for forty days. (17-20) All flesh is destroyed by the flood. (21-24) Verses 1-12 The call to Noah is very kind, like that of a tender father to his children to come in-doors when he sees night or a storm coming. Noah did not go into the ark till God bade him, though he knew it was to be his place of refuge. It…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark--The ark was finished; and Noah now, in the spirit of implicit faith, which had influenced his whole conduct, waited for directions from God.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 7:1

• Antediluvians
• Ark
• Blessing
• Children

In the dictionaries

• Noah
• Cause
• Clean
• Deluge
• Flood
• Increase
• Judgments of God
• Remain
• Seventeenth
• Window

Commentaries on Genesis 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings