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flesh in which there was the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein <i>is</i> the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which <i>is</i> the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they went into the ark to Noah, by twos of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they went into the ark to Noah, by twos of all flesh in which was the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they went into the ark to Noah, by twos of all flesh in which was the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they came to Noah into the ark, by twos of all flesh in which was the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they went into the ark with Noah, two by two of all living beings in which there was the breath <i>and</i> spirit of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two of every creature that has the breath of life in it came to Noah and entered the ark.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two of all flesh that has the breath of life in it entered the ark with Noah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Noah took a male and a female of every living creature with him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A pair of every living, breathing animal came to Noah to go into the ship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A male and a female of each kind of living being went into the boat with Noah, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Two of each living creature entered the ark with Noah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life came into the ark to Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They went to Noah into the vessel, by pairs of all flesh with the breath of life in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they went in to Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, in which is the breath of life.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Pairs from all flesh with the breath of life in them went into the ship to Noah. <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 come to Noah, into the Ark, two by two of all the flesh in which [is] a living spirit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they come in unto Noah, unto the ark, two by two of all the flesh in which is a living spirit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they shall go in to Noah to the ark, two from all flesh in which is the breath of life.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Went in to Noe into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein was the breath of life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />entered the ark to Noah, two by two out of all that is flesh, in which there was the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pairs of all creatures in which there was the breath of life came to Noah into the ark.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They went with Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh in which there is the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They entered with Noah by two into the ark, two of all flesh that had in them the SpiritBreath of life.<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 went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />went in to Noe into the ark, pairs, male and female of all flesh in which is the breath of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/7-15.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=1561" 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">14</span>they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">They came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <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.">Noah</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to enter</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/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·na·yim (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·na·yim (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">by two</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: hab·bā·śār (Art:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">creature</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">the breath</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of life.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.…<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/6-19.htm">Genesis 6:19-20</a></span><br />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/8-17.htm">Genesis 8:17</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Genesis 1:24-25</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. / God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19</a></span><br />And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-10.htm">Genesis 9:10</a></span><br />and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth—every living thing that came out of the ark.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-15.htm">Genesis 9:15</a></span><br />I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-10.htm">Job 12:10</a></span><br />The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-6.htm">Psalm 36:6</a></span><br />Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Psalm 104:25-30</a></span><br />Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. / There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there. / All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...<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">And they went in to Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20</a></b></br> Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every <i>sort</i> shall come unto thee, to keep <i>them</i> alive.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6</a></b></br> The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/genesis/7-8.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/genesis/6-19.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">Pairs</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">Twos</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/7-22.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/7-22.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/exodus/26-24.htm">Pairs</a> <a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/genesis/7-22.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Twos</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Wherein</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>They came to Noah to enter the ark</b><br>This phrase highlights the obedience of the animals to God's command, as they came to Noah without human intervention. It underscores the divine orchestration of events, as God ensured the preservation of each species. This act of coming to Noah signifies the fulfillment of God's instructions given in <a href="/genesis/6-19.htm">Genesis 6:19-20</a>, where God commanded Noah to bring pairs of animals into the ark. The ark itself is a type of Christ, symbolizing salvation and refuge from judgment. Just as Noah and the animals were saved from the flood by entering the ark, believers find salvation in Christ.<p><b>two by two of every creature</b><br>The phrase "two by two" indicates the methodical and orderly manner in which the animals entered the ark. This reflects God's intention to preserve life and maintain the created order after the flood. The pairing of animals ensures the continuation of each species, highlighting God's providence and care for His creation. This orderly process can be seen as a precursor to the later Levitical laws, which emphasize order and holiness in worship and daily life.<p><b>with the breath of life</b><br>The "breath of life" refers to the life-giving spirit that God breathed into all living creatures, as first mentioned in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> when God breathed life into Adam. This phrase emphasizes the sanctity and divine origin of life, distinguishing living creatures from inanimate objects. It also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over life and death, as seen in passages like <a href="/job/12-10.htm">Job 12:10</a> and <a href="/acts/17-25.htm">Acts 17:25</a>. The preservation of creatures with the "breath of life" in the ark foreshadows the new creation and the ultimate restoration of life through 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. His obedience and faith are central to this account.<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 all living creatures from the flood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A divine judgment sent by God to cleanse the earth of its widespread wickedness, sparing only Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/animals.htm">Animals</a></b><br>Representatives of every living creature with the "breath of life" that entered the ark in pairs, signifying God's intention to preserve His creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who orchestrates the events of the flood as a means of judgment and renewal, demonstrating both His justice and mercy.<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 exemplifies the importance of obedience in the life of a believer. We are called to trust and follow God's guidance, even when it defies human logic.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty and Provision</a></b><br>The gathering of animals to the ark demonstrates God's control over creation and His provision for the preservation of life. Believers can trust in God's sovereignty in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The flood account is a powerful reminder of God's judgment against sin but also His mercy in providing a means of salvation. This duality is seen throughout Scripture and is fulfilled in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Noah's actions were a direct result of his faith. Our faith should likewise manifest in tangible actions that align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_for_god's_timing.htm">Preparedness for God's Timing</a></b><br>Just as Noah prepared for the flood, believers are called to be spiritually prepared for Christ's return, living lives that reflect His righteousness.<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/how_did_noah_fit_all_on_the_ark.htm">How did Noah fit all animals on the Ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_life_survive_the_flood.htm">How did aquatic life and plant life survive if the entire earth was submerged (Genesis 7:21–23)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sola_and_solo_scriptura_differ.htm">What was the duration of Noah's time on the ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_clean_animal_pairs_in_the_ark.htm">How many pairs of clean animals did God tell Noah to take into the Ark? Two (Genesis 6:19, 20) Seven (Genesis 7:2). But despite this last instruction only two pairs went into the ark (Genesis 7:8-9)</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 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they went in unto Noah into the ark</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20</a>, which affirmed they should come), <span class="cmt_word">two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.</span> Cf. the three expressions for an animated creature - <span class="hebrew">חַיָּה</span> (<a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Genesis 1:30</a>), <span class="hebrew">יְקוּס</span>: (<a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Genesis 7:4</a>), <span class="hebrew">אֲשֶׂראּבּו רוּחַ חיִּיס</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/7-15.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">They came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person 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">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Noah</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹ֖חַ</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">to enter</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</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">two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַ֤יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</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">creature</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּשָׂ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">the breath</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֥וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of life.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/7-15.htm">Genesis 7:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/7-15.htm">OT Law: Genesis 7:15 They went to Noah into the ship (Gen. 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