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Then the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD closed the door behind them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him. And the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the LORD closed <i>the door</i> behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the LORD closed it behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the LORD closed <i>it</i> behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and Yahweh closed <i>it</i> behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Those which entered, male and female of all flesh (creatures), entered as God had commanded Noah; and the LORD closed <i>the door</i> behind him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those that entered, male and female of every creature, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the LORD shut him in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him: and Jehovah shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />just as God had told him to do. And when they were all in the boat, the LORD closed the door. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A male and a female of every animal went in as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD closed the door behind them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />as God had commanded. Then the LORD shut the door behind Noah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The males and females of each living creature entered the ark, just as God had commanded. Then the LORD sealed them inside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the LORD shut him in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and God shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they that entered, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; then Yahweh shut him in. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they that are coming in, male and female of all flesh, have come in as God has commanded him, and YHWH closes [it] for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they that are coming in, male and female of all flesh, have come in as God hath commanded him, and Jehovah doth close it for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they going in, went in male and female from all flesh according to which God commanded him: and Jehovah shut him within.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in on the outside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And those that entered went in male and female, from all that is flesh, just as God had instructed him. And then the Lord closed him in from the outside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those that entered were male and female; of all creatures they came, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they that entered, males and females of every living thing went in, as God had commanded him. Then the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they that entered, male and female, of all flesh, they entered as God commanded him, and LORD JEHOVAH shut in its door.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they that entered went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded Noe, and the Lord God shut the ark outside of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/7-16.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=1567" 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">The Floodwaters Arrive</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hab·bā·’îm (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">And they entered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">the male</a> <a href="/hebrew/5347.htm" title="5347: ū·nə·qê·ḇāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A female. From naqab; female.">and female</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of every</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">living thing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">Noah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: ba·‘ă·ḏōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: way·yis·gōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">shut him in.</a> </span><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="/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/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / 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="/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="/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 6:18-22</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. / And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. / Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Genesis 8:1</a></span><br />But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Genesis 9:11-15</a></span><br />And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.” / And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: / I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. ...<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="/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="/psalms/29-10.htm">Psalm 29:10</a></span><br />The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Psalm 107:29</a></span><br />He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-18.htm">Romans 9:18</a></span><br />Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.</p><p class="hdg">as.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-2.htm">Genesis 7:2,3</a></b></br> Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that <i>are</i> not clean by two, the male and his female… </p><p class="hdg">the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4,5</a></b></br> And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Deuteronomy 33:27</a></b></br> The eternal God <i>is thy</i> refuge, and underneath <i>are</i> the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2</a></b></br> Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/7-8.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/genesis/7-15.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/revelation/22-10.htm">Close</a> <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/genesis/7-15.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">Female</a> <a href="/genesis/7-15.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">Male</a> <a href="/genesis/7-15.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/revelation/22-15.htm">Shut</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/27-21.htm">Close</a> <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/genesis/12-20.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/genesis/12-14.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Female</a> <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Male</a> <a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Shut</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'; 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The pairing of male and female ensures the continuation of each species after the floodwaters recede. This mirrors the creation account in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God created living creatures according to their kinds. The emphasis on "every living thing" underscores the comprehensive nature of God's plan for preservation, reflecting His sovereignty over creation.<p><b>as God had commanded Noah</b><br>Noah's obedience is a central theme here, demonstrating his faith and righteousness. This obedience is consistent with <a href="/genesis/6-22.htm">Genesis 6:22</a>, where Noah did everything just as God commanded him. It serves as a model of faithfulness and trust in God's word, even when the task seems daunting or the future uncertain. This obedience is later echoed in the New Testament, where faith is often linked with action (<a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a>).<p><b>Then the LORD shut him in</b><br>This phrase signifies divine protection and provision. By shutting Noah in, the LORD Himself ensures the safety and security of Noah and his family, as well as the animals. This act can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate protector and savior of humanity. The use of "LORD" (Yahweh) emphasizes the personal and covenantal nature of God's relationship with Noah. This divine sealing is reminiscent of the sealing of believers with the Holy Spirit (<a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13</a>), ensuring their security in Christ.<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 build the ark and preserve life during the flood. He obeyed God's commands faithfully.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a></b><br>A large vessel constructed by Noah under God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every living creature from the flood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His sovereignty and personal relationship with His creation. He is the one who shut Noah in the ark, signifying divine protection and control.<br><br>4. <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, his family, and the animals on the ark.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pairs_of_creatures.htm">Pairs of Creatures</a></b><br>Male and female of every kind of living creature entered the ark, ensuring the continuation of each species after the flood.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Noah's adherence to God's instructions serves as a model for faithful obedience, even when the task seems daunting or the outcome uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection_and_sovereignty.htm">Divine Protection and Sovereignty</a></b><br>The act of God shutting Noah in the ark illustrates His protective care and sovereign control over the events of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_for_judgment.htm">Preparedness for Judgment</a></b><br>Just as Noah prepared for the flood, believers are called to live in readiness for Christ's return, maintaining faith and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_and_community.htm">The Importance of Family and Community</a></b><br>Noah's family was saved alongside him, underscoring the role of family and community in spiritual journeys and salvation history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The timing of the flood and the closing of the ark door were under God's control, teaching us to trust in His perfect timing in our lives.<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/what_is_the_message_of_the_nrsv_bible.htm">What is the message of the NRSV Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ruach'_mean.htm">What does 'ruach' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_geological_proof_of_noah's_flood.htm">Why is there no geological evidence for a worldwide flood during the time of Noah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_26_12_align_with_other_flood_tales.htm">Job 26:12: Does the depiction of God suppressing sea forces align with or conflict with other ancient Near Eastern flood narratives? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">The Lord (<span class= "ital">Jehovah</span>) shut him in.</span>--The assigning to Jehovah of this act of personal care for Noah is very remarkable. In the <span class= "ital">Chaldean Genesis </span>(p. 283), the Deity commands Xisuthrus to shut himself in.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God</span> (Etohim) <span class="cmt_word">had commanded him.</span> This evidently closed an Elohistic passage, according to Colenso, as the ensuing clause as manifestly belongs to the Jehovistic interpolator; but the close connection subsisting between the two clauses forbids any such dislocation of the narrative as that suggested. "On the supposition of an independent Jehovistic narrative, Bishop Colenso feels it necessary to interpolate before the next statement the words, 'And Noah and all his house went into the ark'" (Quarry, p. 379). <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord</span> (Jehovah) <span class="cmt_word">shut him in</span>. Literally, <span class="accented">shut behind, him, i.e.</span> closed up the door of the ark after <span class="accented">him</span> (<span class="greek">ἐκλεισε τὴν κιβωτὸν ἔξωθεν</span> <span class="greek">αὐτοῦ</span>, LXX.); doubtless miraculously, to preserve him both from the violence of the waters and the rage of men. The contrast between the two names of the Deity is here most vividly presented. It is Elohim who commands him about the beasts; it is Jehovah, the covenant God, who insures his safety by closing the ark behind him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/7-16.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 they entered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַבָּאִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·bā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<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 male</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכָ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remembered, a male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and female</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְקֵבָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·qê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5347.htm">Strong's 5347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of every</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">living thing,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּשָׂר֙</span> <span class="translit">(bā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Noah].</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shut him in.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·gōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">OT Law: Genesis 7:16 Those who went in went in male (Gen. 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