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href="/bsb/genesis/7.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/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />they <i>all</i> went into the ark to Noah by twos, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />there went into the ark to Noah by twos, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />there went into the ark to Noah by twos, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />by twos they came to Noah into the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />they came [motivated by God] into the ark with Noah two by two, the male and the female, just as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />two of each, male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, just as God had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />two of each, male and female, entered the ark with Noah, just as God had commanded him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />came to Noah to go into the ship in pairs (a male and female of each) as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />went into the boat with Noah, as God had commanded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />two by two, male and female, they entered the ark to join Noah, just as God had commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />male and female, came into the ark to Noah, just as God had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />went by pairs to Noah into the vessel, male and female, as God commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There went in two and two to Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />went by pairs to Noah into the ship, male and female, as God commanded Noah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />they have come to Noah two by two into the Ark, a male and a female, as God has commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> two by two they have come in unto Noah, unto the ark, a male and a female, as God hath commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Two and two went in to Noah to the ark, male and female, according to which God commanded Noah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Two and two went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as the Lord had commanded Noe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />two by two they were brought into the ark to Noah, male and female, just as the Lord had instructed Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />two by two, male and female came to Noah into the ark, just as God had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There went in two and two with Noah into the ark, the males and the females, as God had commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Two by two they entered with Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />pairs went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/7-9.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=1512" 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">8</span>The clean and unclean animals, the birds, and everything that crawls along the ground <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><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.">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/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">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/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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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/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> </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="/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/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19-20</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. / The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Genesis 8:17-19</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.” / So Noah came out, along with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives. / Every living creature, every creeping thing, and every bird—everything that moves upon the earth—came out of the ark, kind by kind.<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/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="/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/24-37.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="/job/12-7.htm">Job 12:7-10</a></span><br />But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ...<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="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a></span><br />The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ...<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/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24-30</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Jeremiah 8:7</a></span><br />Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There went in two and two to Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16</a></b></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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19</a></b></br> And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought <i>them</i> unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that <i>was</i> the name thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</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/7-7.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/7-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Female</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Male</a> <a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/7-8.htm">Pairs</a> <a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Twos</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Female</a> <a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Male</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/7-15.htm">Pairs</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/genesis/7-15.htm">Twos</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>came to Noah to enter the ark</b><br>This phrase highlights the obedience of the animals to God's command, reflecting the divine authority over creation. The animals' coming to Noah signifies God's sovereignty and control over nature, ensuring the preservation of each species. This event parallels the later gathering of animals in <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a>, where harmony in creation is restored. The ark, a symbol of salvation, prefigures Christ as the refuge for humanity from judgment.<p><b>two by two</b><br>The phrase "two by two" emphasizes the orderly and purposeful nature of God's plan for preservation. It ensures the continuation of each species after the flood. This methodical approach reflects God's wisdom and care in creation, similar to the pairs of clean and unclean animals later described in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>. The pairing also symbolizes the importance of companionship and the balance of creation.<p><b>male and female</b><br>The mention of "male and female" underscores the importance of gender roles in the continuation of life. This mirrors the creation account in <a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>, where God created humans in His image, male and female. The distinction of genders is crucial for reproduction and the fulfillment of God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" (<a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>). It also reflects the complementary nature of male and female in God's design.<p><b>as God had commanded Noah</b><br>This phrase highlights Noah's obedience to God's instructions, a recurring theme in the narrative of the flood. Noah's faithfulness is commended in <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a>, where he is listed among the heroes of faith. His adherence to God's command serves as a model of righteousness and trust in divine guidance. This obedience prefigures Christ's submission to the Father's will, as seen in <a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38</a>, where Jesus states His purpose to do the will of the One who sent 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 build the ark and preserve life during the flood. He is a central figure in the account of <a href="/bsb/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>.<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_animals.htm">The Animals</a></b><br>Various species of animals that came to Noah in pairs, male and female, to be preserved from the impending flood.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator who commands Noah to build the ark and orchestrates the preservation of life through the flood.<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, his family, and the animals on the ark.<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 of faithful obedience. We are called to trust and follow God's guidance, even when it defies human logic or understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_provision_and_order.htm">Divine Provision and Order</a></b><br>The orderly procession of animals into the ark demonstrates God's sovereignty and provision. In our lives, we can trust that God orchestrates events for His purposes and our good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_for_god's_judgment.htm">Preparedness for God's Judgment</a></b><br>Just as Noah prepared for the flood, we are encouraged to live in readiness for Christ's return, maintaining a life of righteousness and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_male_and_female.htm">The Importance of Male and Female</a></b><br>The specific mention of male and female pairs underscores the significance of God's design in creation, highlighting the complementary nature of genders in fulfilling His purposes.<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/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_noah_and_job_called_righteous.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:20 claims no one is righteous--how does this align with biblical figures like Noah and Job who are described as righteous?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_noah_get_drunk_post-flood.htm">Why did Noah become intoxicated after the flood?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/7-9.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">came</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֧אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common 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">נֹ֛חַ</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">הַתֵּבָ֖ה</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">שְׁנַ֨יִם</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">שְׁנַ֜יִם</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">male</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכָ֣ר</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">וּנְקֵבָ֑ה</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">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">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</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">[him].</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹֽחַ׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/7-9.htm">Genesis 7:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/7-9.htm">OT Law: Genesis 7:9 Went by pairs to Noah into (Gen. 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