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

14They entered, along with every living creature after its kind, every animal after its kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, everything with wings. 15Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life came into the ark to Noah. Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in. 17The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth. 18The waters completely overwhelmed the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.

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 7:2You must take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, the male and its mate, two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate,
• 2 Kings 4:4Go and close the door behind you and your sons. Pour the olive oil into all the containers; set aside each one when you have filled it.”
• Deuteronomy 33:27The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, “Destroy!”
• Psalms 46:2For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,
• Psalms 91:1As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –
• Proverbs 3:23Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.
• Matthew 25:10But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.
• Luke 13:25Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’
• John 10:27My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
• 1 Peter 1:5who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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

• Ark

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