Genesis 7:10-16

10After seven days had passed, God sent the deep water to cover the earth.

11When Noah was 600 years old, on the 17th day of the second month, streams of water came up everywhere from below the earth. Also, the water in the heavens poured down on the earth.

12Rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights.

13On the day that the rain began to fall, Noah and his wife went into the ship. Noah's three sons (Shem, Ham and Japheth) and their three wives also went in.

14With them was every different kind of wild animal and every different kind of farm animal. They also had with them every kind of living thing that moves along the ground. Every different kind of bird and other flying things were there too.

15Pairs of every kind of animal that lived came to Noah and went into the ship.

16Each pair was one male and one female. This happened in the way that God had told Noah. When they were all in the ship, the Lord shut the door.