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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Leave the boat, all of you—you and your wife, and your sons and their wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons&#8217 wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Come out of the ark, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons’ wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come out of the ark, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons&#8217 wives with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"You, your wife, your sons, and your daughters-in-law may now leave the boat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Come out of the ship with your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Go out of the boat with your wife, your sons, and their wives. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"It's time for you, your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives who are with you to leave the ark. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Come out of the ark, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Go out of the vessel, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Go out of the ship, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons’ wives with you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />every living thing that [is] with you, of all flesh, among bird, and among livestock, and among every creeping thing which is creeping on the earth, bring out with you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, among fowl, and among cattle, and among every creeping thing which is creeping on the earth, bring out with thee;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Come forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons and thy sons' wives with thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Go out of the ark, thou and thy wife, thy sons, and the wives of thy sons with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Go out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons and the wives of your sons with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Go out of the ark, together with your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Go out of the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Go forth out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Go out from the ark, you and your wife and your children and the wives of your sons with you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Come out from the ark, thou and thy wife and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/8-16.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=1768" 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/8.htm">Exiting the Ark</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Then God said to Noah, <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṣê (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">“Come out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of</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/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: wə·’iš·tə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and your wife,</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- 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> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”…<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="/genesis/7-1.htm">Genesis 7:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.<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/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/9-7.htm">Genesis 9:7</a></span><br />But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Exodus 3:10</a></span><br />Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-31.htm">Exodus 12:31</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Numbers 32:11-12</a></span><br />‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob— / not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-2.htm">Joshua 1:2</a></span><br />“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.<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="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / 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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Go forth of the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Genesis 7:1,7,13</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="/joshua/3-17.htm">Joshua 3:17</a></b></br> And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/4-10.htm">Joshua 4:10,16-18</a></b></br> For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/8-15.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/genesis/8-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/8-12.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/genesis/8-15.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/8-15.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/genesis/8-18.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/8-18.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">God remembers Noah and calms the waters.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">The ark rests on Ararat.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-6.htm">Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more.</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/8.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/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Come out of the ark</b><br>This command marks the end of the Flood narrative, where God instructs Noah to leave the ark. The ark, a symbol of God's salvation and protection, has fulfilled its purpose. The command to "come out" signifies a new beginning for humanity and creation. This parallels the resurrection of Christ, where the tomb is left behind, symbolizing new life and hope. The ark resting on the mountains of Ararat (<a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">Genesis 8:4</a>) is significant, as this region is historically and geographically associated with the origins of post-Flood civilization.<p><b>you and your wife</b><br>Noah and his wife represent the reestablishment of the family unit, which is foundational in biblical teaching. The emphasis on the marital relationship underscores the importance of family in God's plan for humanity. This mirrors the creation narrative where God created man and woman to be fruitful and multiply (<a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>). The unity of Noah and his wife can also be seen as a type of Christ and the Church, where Christ is the bridegroom and the Church is His bride (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-32</a>).<p><b>along with your sons and their wives</b><br>The inclusion of Noah's sons and their wives highlights the continuation of the human race and the importance of generational legacy. This reflects the covenantal promise that God will not destroy the earth again with a flood (<a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Genesis 9:11</a>). The family unit is central to God's redemptive plan, as seen in the genealogies that lead to the birth of Jesus Christ (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a>). The preservation of Noah's family ensures the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ultimately leading to the Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>The central figure in the flood account, chosen by God for his righteousness to preserve humanity and animal life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah's_wife.htm">Noah's Wife</a></b><br>Though unnamed, she plays a crucial role as Noah's partner and the mother of his sons.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shem,_ham,_and_japheth.htm">Shem, Ham, and Japheth</a></b><br>Noah's sons, who, along with their wives, are tasked with repopulating the earth.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a></b><br>The vessel built by Noah under God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every living creature from the flood.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_ararat.htm">Mount Ararat</a></b><br>The location where the ark came to rest after the floodwaters receded.<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 willingness to follow God's instructions, both in building the ark and in leaving it, demonstrates the importance of obedience in our walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/new_beginnings.htm">New Beginnings</a></b><br>Just as Noah and his family stepped into a renewed world, believers are called to embrace new beginnings in Christ, leaving behind the old life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_community.htm">Family and Community</a></b><br>The inclusion of Noah's family highlights the significance of family unity and the role of community in fulfilling God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Noah waited for God's command to leave the ark, teaching us to trust in God's perfect timing for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a></b><br>As Noah and his family were tasked with repopulating and caring for the earth, we are reminded of our responsibility to steward God's creation wisely.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_antichrist_gay.htm">Was Hagar a wife or concubine of Abraham?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_animals_spread_globally_post-flood.htm">In Genesis 8:17-19, how did all animals disperse worldwide from a single landing site, and why do we see no traces of this mass migration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_cain's_story_imply_others_existed.htm">Why does the story of Cain and Abel suggest that other people existed outside Adam and Eve's family (Genesis 4:14-17)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_origin_of_the_bible.htm">What are the 'waters of Noah' in Isaiah 54:9?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/8-16.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">“Come out</span><br /><span class="heb">צֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</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">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your wife</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’iš·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second 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 your sons</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָנֶ֥יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second 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 your sons’</span><br /><span class="heb">בָנֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/8-16.htm">OT Law: Genesis 8:16 Go out of the ship you (Gen. 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