Genesis 7:1

Genesis 7:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.

Context of Genesis 7:1

And Yhwh said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. 3Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

Genesis 7:1 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ לְנֹ֔חַ בֹּֽא־אַתָּ֥ה וְכָל־בֵּיתְךָ֖ אֶל־הַתֵּבָ֑ה כִּֽי־אֹתְךָ֥ רָאִ֛יתִי צַדִּ֥יק לְפָנַ֖י בַּדּ֥וֹר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• Comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• thou and all thy houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• into the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392
• for thee have I seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• before meפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• in thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Genesis 7:1

• Genesis 7:7And 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.
• Job 5:19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
• Psalms 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
• Proverbs 14:26In the fear of Yhwh is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of Yhwh is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
• Isaiah 26:20Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
• Ezekiel 9:4And Yhwh said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
• Zephaniah 2:3Seek ye Yhwh, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Yhwh's anger.
• Matthew 24:37But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
• Luke 17:26And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
• Acts 2:39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
• 1 Peter 3:20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
• 2 Peter 2:5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
• Genesis 6:9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of Yhwh is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Commentaries on Genesis 7:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Thee have I seen righteous - See the note on Genesis 6:8;Read the comment
• 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
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Noah, and his family and the living creatures, enter the ark, and the flood begins. (1-12) Noah shut in the ark. (13-16) The increase of the flood for forty days. (17-20) All flesh is destroyed by the flood. (21-24) Verses 1-12 The call to Noah is very kind, like that of a tender father to his children to come in-doors when he sees night or a storm coming. Noah did not go into the ark till God bade him, though he knew it was to be his place of refuge. It…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 7:1

• Antediluvians
• Ark
• Blessing
• Children

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