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 Living Translation (NLT)A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind them.

Context of Genesis 7:16

14they and every beast after its kind, all cattle after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort. 15And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which is the breath of life. So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in. 17Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, and the ark moved about 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 shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female;
• 2 Kings 4:4And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”
• Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, ‘Destroy!’
• Psalms 46:2Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
• Proverbs 3:23Then you will walk safely in your way, And your foot will not stumble.
• Matthew 25:10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
• Luke 13:25When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’
• John 10:27My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
• 1 Peter 1:5who are kept by the power of God through faith for 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

In the dictionaries

• God
• Cause
• Clean
• Deluge
• Flood
• Increase
• Judgments of God
• Noah
• 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