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sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Noah and his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark because of the waters of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons&#8217 wives with him entered the ark because of the water of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark because of the water of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark because of the water of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark to escape the flood waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives entered the ark because of the floodwaters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons&#8217 wives entered the ark because of the waters of the flood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives went into the ship to escape the floodwaters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He and his wife, and his sons and their wives, went into the boat to escape the flood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives entered the ark with him before the flood waters arrived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives because of the floodwaters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Noah went into the vessel with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, because of the waters of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Noah went into the ship with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, because of the floodwaters. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Noah goes—and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him—into the Ark, out of the presence of the waters of the flood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Noah goeth in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, unto the ark, from the presence of the waters of the deluge;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Noah shall come in, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him to the ark from the face of the water of the flood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Noe went in and his sons, his wife and the wives of his sons with him into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Noah entered into the ark, and his sons, his wife, and the wives of his sons with him, because of the waters of the great flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Together with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, Noah went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Noah with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Noah, with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Noah entered, and his children, and his wife, and the wives of his sons with him into the ark from before the waters of the flood.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And then went in Noe and his sons and his wife, and his sons' wives with him into the ark, because of the water of the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/7-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1498" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/7.htm">Entering the Ark</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5146.htm" title="5146: nō·aḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Rest, patriarch who survived the flood. The same as nuwach; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood.">And Noah</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: wə·’iš·tōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and his wife,</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇā·nāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and their</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ū·nə·šê- (Conj-w:: N-fpc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8392.htm" title="8392: hat·tê·ḇāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A box, chest. Perhaps of foreign derivation; a box.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">to escape</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/3999.htm" title="3999: ham·mab·būl (Art:: N-ms) -- A flood. From yabal in the sense of flowing; a deluge.">of the flood.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>The clean and unclean animals, the birds, and everything that crawls along the ground…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a></span><br />who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</a></span><br />For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Luke 17:27</a></span><br />People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-18.htm">Genesis 6:18</a></span><br />But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16</a></span><br />“Come out of the ark, you and your wife, along with your sons and their wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-18.htm">Genesis 8:18</a></span><br />So Noah came out, along with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Genesis 9:1</a></span><br />And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9</a></span><br />“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Ezekiel 14:14</a></span><br />then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-20.htm">Ezekiel 14:20</a></span><br />then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/22-15.htm">Job 22:15-17</a></span><br />Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod? / They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood. / They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4</a></span><br />The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Genesis 7:1,13-15</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-18.htm">Genesis 6:18</a></b></br> But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-3.htm">Proverbs 22:3</a></b></br> A prudent <i>man</i> foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-8.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/6-13.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/genesis/6-18.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/6-18.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/7-10.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/genesis/7-10.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/genesis/26-19.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/11-28.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/genesis/7-10.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/7-10.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Noah, his family and the living creatures enter the ark.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">The flood begins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">The increase of the flood for forty days.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">All flesh is destroyed by it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/7-24.htm">Its duration of 150 days.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives</b><br>This phrase highlights the family unit that God chose to preserve through the flood. Noah, a righteous man in a corrupt generation, is accompanied by his immediate family. This reflects the biblical principle of household salvation seen in <a href="/acts/16-31.htm">Acts 16:31</a>, where the faith of one can lead to the salvation of the family. The inclusion of Noah's wife, sons, and their wives emphasizes the importance of family in God's plan and the continuation of humanity post-flood. It also underscores the concept of covenant, as God made a covenant with Noah and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/9-9.htm">Genesis 9:9</a>).<p><b>entered the ark</b><br>The act of entering the ark signifies obedience to God's command. The ark itself is a type of Christ, providing salvation and refuge from judgment. Just as Noah and his family were saved by entering the ark, believers are saved by being "in Christ" (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>). The ark, made of gopher wood and sealed with pitch, symbolizes the atoning work of Christ, who covers and protects believers from the wrath of God. The entry into the ark marks a transition from the old world to a new beginning, paralleling the believer's transition from the old life to new life in Christ.<p><b>to escape the waters of the flood</b><br>The floodwaters represent God's judgment on a sinful world, as described in <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-7</a>. The flood is both a literal historical event and a foreshadowing of future judgment, as seen in <a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6-7</a>, where the world is reserved for fire. The escape from the floodwaters is a picture of salvation, where God provides a way of escape from His righteous judgment. This also connects to the theme of baptism in <a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20-21</a>, where the floodwaters symbolize the cleansing and new life that comes through faith in Christ. The flood narrative serves as a reminder of God's justice and mercy, offering salvation to those who trust and obey Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>A righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and preserve human and animal life. His obedience and faith are central to this account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah's_sons.htm">Noah's Sons</a></b><br>Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who, along with their wives, were part of God's plan to repopulate the earth after the flood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah's_wife_and_sons'_wives.htm">Noah's Wife and Sons' Wives</a></b><br>These women are part of the family unit that God preserved, highlighting the importance of family in God's plan.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a></b><br>A massive vessel built according to God's specifications, serving as a means of salvation from the floodwaters.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A cataclysmic event sent by God to cleanse the earth of its widespread wickedness, sparing only Noah and his family.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_command.htm">Obedience to God's Command</a></b><br>Noah's entry into the ark demonstrates his obedience to God's command. Believers are called to trust and obey God's instructions, even when they may not fully understand His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_as_a_unit_of_salvation.htm">Family as a Unit of Salvation</a></b><br>The inclusion of Noah's family in the ark underscores the importance of family in God's redemptive plan. Christians are encouraged to lead their families in faith and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_protection.htm">God's Provision and Protection</a></b><br>The ark symbolizes God's provision and protection for those who are faithful. Believers can trust that God will provide a way through life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The flood represents God's judgment on sin, but also His mercy in providing a means of salvation. This duality is a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the grace available through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_possible_for_you_to_rewrite_this.htm">What was the total number on Noah's ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_global_flood_evidence.htm">What evidence is there for a global flood in the geological or archaeological record (Genesis 7)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/noah's_sons__shem,_ham,_japheth.htm">Who are Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ravens_doves_survive_in_the_flood.htm">In Genesis 8:7-9, how do ravens and doves survive and find food and rest if the land was still mostly flooded?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Noah went in.</span> <span class="accented">I.e.</span> began to go in a full week before the waters came (<span class="accented">vide</span> ver. 10). "A proof of faith and a warning to the world." <span class="cmt_word">And his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him</span>. In all eight persons (<a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a>); whence it is obvious that "each had but one wife, and that polygamy, as it began among the Cainites, was most probably confined to them" (Poole). <span class="cmt_word">Into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">from the face</span> of the waters, being moved with fear and impelled by faith (<a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/7-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Noah</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹ֗חַ</span> <span class="translit">(nō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5146.htm">Strong's 5146: </a> </span><span class="str2">Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">entered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣בֹא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ark,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתֵּבָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8392.htm">Strong's 8392: </a> </span><span class="str2">A box, chest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his sons</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֠בָנָיו</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his wife</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’iš·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his sons’</span><br /><span class="heb">בָנָ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wives,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְשֵֽׁי־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·šê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to escape</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the flood.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּבּֽוּל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mab·būl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3999.htm">Strong's 3999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flood -- a deluge</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">OT Law: Genesis 7:7 Noah went into the ship with his (Gen. 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