Genesis 7

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

2 Ref Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female:

3 of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

4 Ref For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.

5 Ref And Noah did according unto all that Jehovah commanded him.

6 Ref And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

7 Ref 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.

8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creepeth upon the ground,

9 Ref there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.

10 Ref And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

11 Ref In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

12 Ref And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 Ref In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

14 Ref they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.

15 Ref And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.

16 Ref And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him: and Jehovah shut him in.

17 Ref And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

18 Ref And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

19 Ref And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.

20 Ref Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

21 Ref And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both birds, and cattle, and beasts, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

22 Ref all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.

23 Ref And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.

24 Ref And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref Yahweh said to Noah, "Come with all of your household into the ark, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.

2 Ref You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.

3 Also of the birds of the sky, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive on the surface of all the earth.

4 Ref In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made, I will destroy from the surface of the ground."

5 Ref Noah did everything that Yahweh commanded him.

6 Ref Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth.

7 Ref Noah went into the ark with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, because of the waters of the flood.

8 Clean animals, animals that are not clean, birds, and everything that creeps on the ground

9 Ref went by pairs to Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.

10 Ref It happened after the seven days, that the waters of the flood came on the earth.

11 Ref In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep were burst open, and the sky's windows were opened.

12 Ref The rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 Ref In the same day Noah, and Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, entered into the ark;

14 Ref they, and every animal after its kind, all the 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.

15 Ref They went to Noah into the ark, by pairs of all flesh with the breath of life in them.

16 Ref Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and Yahweh shut him in.

17 Ref The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

18 Ref The waters prevailed, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.

19 Ref The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.

20 Ref The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.

21 Ref All flesh died that moved on the earth, including birds, cattle, animals, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.

22 Ref All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.

23 Ref Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, cattle, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.

24 Ref The waters prevailed on the earth one hundred fifty days.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.

2 Ref Of every clean beast you will take seven males and seven females, and of the beasts which are not clean, two, the male and his female;

3 And of the birds of the air, seven males and seven females, so that their seed may still be living on the face of the earth.

4 Ref For after seven days I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, for the destruction of every living thing which I have made on the face of the earth.

5 Ref And Noah did everything which the Lord said he was to do.

6 Ref And Noah was six hundred years old when the waters came flowing over all the earth.

7 Ref And Noah, with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the flowing of the waters.

8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts which are not clean, and of birds, and of everything which goes on the earth,

9 Ref In twos, male and female, they went into the ark with Noah, as God had said.

10 Ref And after the seven days, the waters came over all the earth.

11 Ref In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep came bursting through, and the windows of heaven were open;

12 Ref And rain came down on the earth for forty days and forty nights.

13 Ref On the same day Noah, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, his sons, and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark;

14 Ref And with them, every sort of beast and cattle, and every sort of thing which goes on the earth, and every sort of bird.

15 Ref They went with Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh in which is the breath of life.

16 Ref Male and female of all flesh went in, as God had said, and the ark was shut by the Lord.

17 Ref And for forty days the waters were over all the earth; and the waters were increased so that the ark was lifted up high over the earth.

18 Ref And the waters overcame everything and were increased greatly on the earth, and the ark was resting on the face of the waters.

19 Ref And the waters overcame everything on the earth; and all the mountains under heaven were covered.

20 Ref The waters went fifteen cubits higher, till all the mountains were covered.

21 Ref And destruction came on every living thing moving on the earth, birds and cattle and beasts and everything which went on the earth, and every man.

22 Ref Everything on the dry land, in which was the breath of life, came to its end.

23 Ref Every living thing on the face of all the earth, man and cattle and things moving on the face of the earth, and birds of the air, came to destruction: only Noah and those who were with him in the ark, were kept from death.

24 Ref And the waters were over the earth a hundred and fifty days.

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