Genesis 7:16

Genesis 7:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.
• New International Version (NIV)The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the Lord shut him in.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in.

Context of Genesis 7:16

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. Each 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. 17For 40 days, the water on the earth became deeper. The water lifted the ship high above the ground. 18The water became even deeper and completely covered the earth. The ship went safely on top of the water.

Genesis 7:16 word by word

וְהַבָּאִ֗ים זָכָ֨ר וּנְקֵבָ֤ה מִכָּל־בָּשָׂר֙ בָּ֔אוּ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בַּֽעֲדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they that went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
• and femaleנְקֵבָהneqêbâh · femaleH5347
• of all fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• as Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• had commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• him: and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shut him inסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462

Cross-references for Genesis 7:16

• Genesis 7:2Take seven of every different kind of clean animal. Take a male and a female together. Take two of every different kind of unclean animal. Take a male and a female together.
• 2 Kings 4:4Then take the jars into your house. Go in with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour the olive oil from your jar into all the other jars. When each jar is full, put it in a safe place.’
• Deuteronomy 33:27He is the God who lives for ever. He is the safe place where you can hide. His strong arms are always there, to hold you safely. He will chase away your enemies as you attack them. He says to you, “Destroy them!”
• Psalms 46:2So even when the earth shakes, we will not be afraid. And when the mountains fall down into the deep sea, we will still not be afraid.
• Psalms 91:1If anyone lives in Almighty God's safe place, the Most High God protects that person.
• Proverbs 3:23You will be safe as you travel through life. There will be no danger to make you fall down.
• Matthew 25:10So these five women went to buy some oil. While they were away, the man arrived for the marriage party. The five wise women were ready. They went with him into the house for the party. Then the servants shut the door.
• Luke 13:25Soon the master of the house will get up and he will shut the door. And then you may still be standing outside the door. You will knock and you will say, “Master, please open the door for us to come in.” But the master will reply, “I do not know you. I do not know where you come from.”
• John 10:27My sheep recognize my voice. I know them and they follow me.
• 1 Peter 1:5God is using his great power to keep you safe, because you trust him. He will continue to keep you safe until the last day, when Christ will return. Then you will know that God has saved you completely from sin and from death.

Commentaries on Genesis 7:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The Lord shut him in - This seems to imply that God took him under his especial protection, and as he shut Him in, so he shut the Others out. God had waited one hundred and twenty years upon that generation; they did not repent; they filled up the measure of their iniquities, and then wrath came upon them to the uttermost.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 - XXV. The Flood The date is here given, at which the flood commenced and the entrance into the ark was completed. “In seven days.” On the seventh day from the command. “In the second month.” The primeval year commenced about the autumnal equinox; we may say, on the nearest new moon. The rains began about a month or six weeks after the equinox, and, consequently, not far from the seventeenth of the second month. “All the fountains of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-16Verses 13-16 The ravenous creatures were made mild and manageable; yet, when this occasion was over, they were of the same kind as before; for the ark did not alter their natures. Hypocrites in the church, who outwardly conform to the laws of that ark, are yet unchanged; and it will appear, one time or other, what kind they are after. God continued his care of Noah. God shut the door, to secure him and keep him safe in the ark; also to keep all others for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16the LORD shut him in: This showed that God was in control. He protected the people inside the ark and punished those who remained outside (see also 6:16 and study note).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. and the Lord shut him in--literally, "covered him round about." The "shutting him in" intimated that Noah had become the special object of divine care and protection, and that to those without the season of grace was over (Mt 25:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 7:16

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• Deluge
• Flood
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• Judgments of God
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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