Genesis 7:7

Genesis 7:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
• New International Version (NIV)And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.

Context of Genesis 7:7

5So Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him. 6Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth. He went on board the boat to escape the flood—he and his wife and his sons and their wives. 8With them were all the various kinds of animals—those approved for eating and for sacrifice and those that were not—along with all the birds and the small animals that scurry along the ground. 9They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.

Genesis 7:7 word by word

וַיָּ֣בֹא נֹ֗חַ וּ֠בָנָיו וְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹ וּנְשֵֽׁי־בָנָ֛יו אִתּ֖וֹ אֶל־הַתֵּבָ֑ה מִפְּנֵ֖י מֵ֥י הַמַּבּֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• with him, into the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392
• because ofפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• of the floodמַבּוּלmabbûl · floodH3999

Cross-references for Genesis 7:7

• Genesis 7:1When everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous.
• Genesis 6:18But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives.
• Proverbs 22:3A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
• Matthew 24:38In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.
• Luke 17:27In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.
• Hebrews 6:18So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
• Hebrews 11:7It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.
• 1 Peter 3:20those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.
• 2 Peter 2:5And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.

Commentaries on Genesis 7:7

• 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. 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 7:7

• Animals
• Ark

In the dictionaries

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

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