Genesis 7:23

Genesis 7:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
• New International Version (NIV)Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.

Context of Genesis 7:23

21And all living things that moved on the earth died, including the birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all humankind. 22Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. So the Lord destroyed every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, including people, animals, creatures that creep along the ground, and birds of the sky. They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived. 24The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days.

Genesis 7:23 word by word

וַיִּ֜מַח אֶֽת־כָּל־הַיְק֣וּם׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה מֵאָדָ֤ם עַד־בְּהֵמָה֙ עַד־רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ וְעַד־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיִּמָּח֖וּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִשָּׁ֧אֶר אַךְ־נֹ֛חַ וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ בַּתֵּבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And every living substanceיְקוּםyeqûm · existenceH3351
• was destroyedמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229
• which was upon the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of the groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• both manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and cattleבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• and the creeping thingsרֶ֫מֶשׂremeώ · creepingH7431
• and the fowlעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• of the heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• from the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• onlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• remainedשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• and they thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• with him in the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392

Cross-references for Genesis 7:23

• Genesis 7:21And all living things that moved on the earth died, including the birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all humankind.
• Job 22:15Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked –
• Isaiah 24:1Look, the Lord is ready to devastate the earth and leave it in ruins; he will mar its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
• Matthew 24:37For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
• Luke 17:26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.
• 1 Peter 3:20after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.
• 2 Peter 2:5and if he did not spare the ancient world, but did protect Noah, a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when God brought a flood on an ungodly world,
• Exodus 14:28The water returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen and all the army of Pharaoh that was coming after the Israelites into the sea – not so much as one of them survived!
• Job 5:19He will deliver you from six calamities; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
• 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 11:4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.
• Ezekiel 14:14Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the sovereign Lord.
• Malachi 3:17“They will belong to me,” says the Lord who rules over all, “in the day when I prepare my own special property. I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
• Matthew 25:46And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
• 2 Peter 3:6Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water.

Commentaries on Genesis 7:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 The prevalence of the waters. The forty days are now completed. And at the end of this period the ark had been afloat for a long time. It was drifted on the waters in the direction in which they were flowing, and toward what was formerly the higher ground. Genesis 7:19 Upon the land. - The land is to be understood of the portion of the earth‘s surface known to man. This, with an unknown margin beyond it, was covered with the waters. But this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 All the men, women, and children, that were in the world, excepting those in the ark, died. We may easily imagine what terror seized them. Our Saviour tells us, that till the very day that the flood came, they were eating and drinking, Lu 17:26, 27; they were deaf and blind to all Divine warnings. In this posture death surprised them. They were convinced of their folly when it was too late. We may suppose they tried all ways and means…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark--The ark was finished; and Noah now, in the spirit of implicit faith, which had influenced his whole conduct, waited for directions from God.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 7:23

• Antediluvians
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In the dictionaries

• Noah
• Cause
• Clean
• Deluge
• Flood
• Heaven
• Increase
• Judgments of God
• Remain
• Seventeenth

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