Genesis 7

1 And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy household into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

The LORD said to Noah, “Come with all of your household into the ship, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.

2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven pairs of each, the male and his female; and of beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female.

You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.

3 Also of the fowls of the heaven, seven pairs of each, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

Also of the birds of the sky, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive on the surface of all the earth.

4 For after only seven days more, I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights: and I will blot out every living substance that I have made from off the face of the earth.

In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will destroy every living thing that I have made from the surface of the ground.”

5 And Noah did all just as the Lord had commanded him.

Noah did everything that the LORD commanded him.

6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth.

7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Noah went into the ship with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, because of the floodwaters.

8 Of the clean beasts, and of the beasts that are not clean, and of the fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

Clean animals, unclean animals, birds, and everything that creeps on the ground

9 One pair of each went in unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

went by pairs to Noah into the ship, male and female, as God commanded Noah.

10 And it came to pass, after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

After the seven days, the floodwaters came on the earth.

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on this same day, were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the sky’s windows opened.

12 And the rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

It rained on the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 On that self-same day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

In the same day Noah, and Shem, Ham, and Japheth—the sons of Noah—and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered into the ship—

14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird, every thing that hath wings.

they, and every animal after its kind, all the livestock after their kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.

15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, one pair of each, of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

Pairs from all flesh with the breath of life in them went into the ship to Noah.

16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and then the Lord shut him in.

Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; then the LORD shut him in.

17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth.

18 And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark floated along upon the face of the waters.

The waters rose, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ship floated on the surface of the waters.

19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that are under the whole heavens were covered.

The waters rose very high on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.

20 Fifteen cubits above them did the waters prevail; and the mountains were [thus] covered.

The waters rose fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered.

21 And all flesh perished that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man.

All flesh died that moved on the earth, including birds, livestock, animals, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.

22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that were on the dry land, died.

All on the dry land, in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.

23 And it swept off every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and fowls of the heaven; and they were swept from the earth; and Noah only was left, together with those that were with him in the ark.

Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, livestock, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ship.

24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth one hundred and fifty days.

The waters flooded the earth one hundred and fifty days.

The Great Flood