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 Living Translation (NLT)They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.

Context of Genesis 7:9

7So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood. 8Of clean animals, of animals that are unclean, of birds, and of everything that creeps on the earth, two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. 10And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. 11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

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 7:16So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in.
• Genesis 2:19Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.
• Isaiah 11:6“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them.
• Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,” Says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 8:7“Even the stork in the heavens Knows her appointed times; And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow Observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the judgment of the Lord.
• Acts 10:11and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth.
• Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 3:11where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.

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
• Cause
• Clean
• Deluge
• Flood
• 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