Genesis 7:4

Genesis 7:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For in seven days I will send rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing that I have made I will blot out from the face of the ground."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For after seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.”

Context of Genesis 7:4

2You shall take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and his female; and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and his female; 3also of the birds of the sky, seven pairs, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth. For after seven more days, I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and I will wipe out from the face of the land every living thing that I have made.” 5So Noah acted in accordance with everything that the Lord had commanded him. 6Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth.

Genesis 7:4 word by word

כִּי֩ לְיָמִ֨ים ע֜וֹד שִׁבְעָ֗ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ מַמְטִ֣יר עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָ֑יְלָה וּמָחִ֗יתִי אֶֽת־כָּל־הַיְקוּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• moreעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• I will sendמָטַרmâţar · to rainH4305
• on the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• nightsלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• and I will wipeמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229
• outמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229
• from the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• livingיְקוּםyeqûm · existenceH3351
• that I have madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213

Cross-references for Genesis 7:4

• Genesis 7:10Now it came about after the seven days, that the waters of the flood came upon the earth.
• Genesis 2:5Now no shrub of the field was yet on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
• Genesis 6:3Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain with man forever, because he is also flesh; nevertheless his days shall be 120 years.”
• Genesis 8:10So he waited another seven days longer; and again he sent out the dove from the ark.
• Genesis 29:27Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me, for another seven years.”
• Job 28:25When He imparted weight to the wind, And assessed the waters by measure,
• Job 36:27For He draws up the drops of water; They distill rain from its celestial stream,
• Job 37:11He also loads the clouds with moisture; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
• Amos 4:7“Furthermore, I withheld the rain from you While there were still three months until harvest. Then I would send rain on one city, But on another city I would not send rain; One part would be rained on, While the part not rained on would dry up.
• Genesis 7:12The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
• Genesis 7:21So all creatures that moved on the earth perished: birds, livestock, animals, and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind;
• Genesis 6:17Now behold, I Myself am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which there is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.
• Genesis 6:7Then the Lord said, “I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the land; mankind, and animals as well, and crawling things, and the birds of the sky. For I am sorry that I have made them.”
• Exodus 32:32But now, if You will forgive their sin, very well; but if not, please wipe me out from Your book which You have written!”
• Job 22:16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river?
• Psalms 69:28May they be wiped out of the book of life, And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

Commentaries on Genesis 7:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4For yet seven days - God spoke these words probably on the seventh or Sabbath day, and the days of the ensuing week were employed in entering the ark, in embarking the mighty troop, for whose reception ample provision had been already made. Forty days - This period became afterwards sacred, and was considered a proper space for humiliation. Moses fasted forty days, Deuteronomy 9:9, Deuteronomy 9:11; so did Elijah, 1 Kings 19:8; so did our Lord, Matthew…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The number forty is often connected with times of testing, hardship, or judgment (see Exodus 16:35; Judges 13:1; 1 Kings 19:8; Ezekiel 4:6; Jonah 3:4; Matthew 4:2; Acts 1:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. For yet seven days--A week for a world to repent! What a solemn pause! Did they laugh and ridicule his folly still? He whose eyes saw and whose heart felt the full amount of human iniquity and perverseness has told us of their reckless disregard (Lu 17:27).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 7:4

• Animals
• Ark
• Rain
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Cause
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• Flood
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• Judgments of God
• Noah
• Remain
• Seventeenth
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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