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 King James Version (NKJV)So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut him in.

Context of Genesis 7:16

14they and every animal according to its kind, and all the livestock according to its kind, and every crawling creature that crawls on the land according to its kind, and every flying creature according to its kind, every bird, every winged creature. 15So to Noah and into the ark they went by twos—all flesh in which was the spirit of life. Those that came, male and female of all flesh, came just as God commanded him. Then Adonai shut him in. 17The flood was forty days upon the land, and the waters increased and lifted the ark, so that it rose above the land. 18The waters overpowered and became very mighty over the land, and the ark drifted on the surface of the water.

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 7:2Of every clean animal you shall take with you seven of each kind, male and female; and of the animals which themselves are not clean two, male and female;
• 2 Kings 4:4Then go inside and shut the door behind you and behind your sons, and pour into all those vessels, setting aside what is full.”
• Deuteronomy 33:27A refuge is the ancient God, and underneath are everlasting arms. He drove out the enemy before you and said, ‘Destroy!’
• Psalms 46:2God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of Elyon, will abide in the shadow of Shaddai.
• Proverbs 3:23Then you will walk on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
• Matthew 25:10“But while they were going off to buy, the bridegroom came. And those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
• Luke 13:25Once the Master of the household gets up and shuts the door, and you’re standing outside and begin knocking on the door, saying, ‘Master, open up for us,’ then He will say to you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’
• John 10:27My sheep hear My voice. I know them, and they follow Me.
• 1 Peter 1:5By trusting, you are being protected by God’s power for a 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

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cause
• Clean
• Deluge
• Flood
• Increase
• Judgments of God
• Noah
• Remain

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