Genesis 7:9

Genesis 7:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
• New International Version (NIV)male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

Context of Genesis 7:9

7Noah and his wife went into the ship. His sons and their wives also went in. They all went into the ship to be safe from the deep water. 8Pairs of clean animals and unclean animals came to Noah in the ship. Also, pairs of birds and pairs of all the living things that move across the ground came to him. Each pair was one male and one female. They all came to Noah in the ship. Everything happened as God had said to Noah. 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.

Genesis 7:9 word by word

שְׁנַ֨יִם שְׁנַ֜יִם בָּ֧אוּ אֶל־נֹ֛חַ אֶל־הַתֵּבָ֖ה זָכָ֣ר וּנְקֵבָ֑ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־נֹֽחַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• unto Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• into the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392
• the maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
• and the femaleנְקֵבָהneqêbâh · femaleH5347
• asכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• had commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Genesis 7:9

• Genesis 7:16Each 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.
• Genesis 2:19The Lord God took soil from the ground and he made all the animals and birds. He brought them to the man. God wanted to know what names the man would call them. Whatever the man called each living thing, that became its name.
• Isaiah 11:6When he is king, wolves will live beside lambs! Leopards will lie down with young goats! Young cows and lions will feed together, and a young child will take care of them!
• Isaiah 65:25At that time, wolves and lambs will eat together. Lions will eat straw like cows. A snake's food will be dirt. Nothing will hurt or destroy anything else anywhere on my holy mountain.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Jeremiah 8:7Even birds know when it is time for them to move to a different place. That is true for storks, doves, swallows and cranes. Birds know when it is time to return, but my people do not know my laws.
• Acts 10:11In a vision, he saw heaven open above him. Then he saw something like a large piece of cloth. Somebody held it at each of its four corners and let it come down to the ground.
• Galatians 3:28It does not matter whether you are a Jew or a Gentile. It does not matter whether you are a slave or a free person. It does not matter whether you are a man or a woman. You all belong together because you all belong to Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 3:11People have this new nature only because they belong to Christ. That is the important thing. Jews are not different from Gentiles. It does not matter whether someone has circumcised you or not. It does not matter which country you come from or how clever you are. It does not matter whether you are a slave or a free person. Christ is all that matters. He lives in every believer.

Commentaries on Genesis 7:9

• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. There went in two and two--Doubtless they were led by a divine impulse. The number would not be so large as at first sight one is apt to imagine. It has been calculated that there are not more than three hundred distinct species of beasts and birds, the immense varieties in regard to form, size, and color being traceable to the influence of climate and other circumstances.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 7:9

• Animals
• Ark

In the dictionaries

• God
• Noah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cause
• Clean
• Deluge
• Flood
• Increase
• Judgments of God
• Remain

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