Genesis 7

1 Yahweh said to Noah, “Come, you and all your household, into the ark, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.

Yahweh 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 animal you will bring with you seven males and seven females. From the animals that are not clean, of them bring two, the male and his mate.

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 birds of the sky, bring seven males and seven females, to preserve their offspring upon the surface 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 in seven days I will cause it to rain upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will destroy from off the surface of the ground every living thing that I have made.”

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 Noah did all that Yahweh commanded him.

Noah did everything that Yahweh commanded him.

6 Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth.

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

7 Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives went into the ark together 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 Clean animals and unclean animals, birds, and everything that creeps upon the ground,

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

9 two by two, male and female, came to Noah and went into the ark, just as God had commanded Noah.

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

10 It came about that after the seven days, the waters of the flood came 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 the same day, all the fountains of the great deep burst open, 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 The rain began and fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights.

It rained on the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 On that very same day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, entered 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 entered along with each wild animal according to its kind, and each sort of livestock according to its kind, and each creeping thing that creeps upon the earth according to its kind, and every sort of bird according to its kind, each kind of creature with 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 Two of all flesh in which was the breath of life came to Noah and entered into the ark.

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

16 The animals that went in were male and female of all flesh; they entered in just as God had commanded him. Then Yahweh shut the door after them.

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

17 Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted the ark and raised it 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 The waters completely covered over the earth, and the ark floated upon the surface of the water.

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

19 The waters rose greatly on the earth so that all the high mountains that were under the entire sky were covered.

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

20 The waters rose fifteen cubits above the tops of the mountains.

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

21 All living beings that moved upon the earth died—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the living creatures that lived in great numbers upon the earth, and all mankind.

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 living creatures who lived on the land, who breathed the breath of life through their noses, died.

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

23 So every living thing that was on the surface of the earth was wiped out, from mankind to the larger animals, to creeping things, and to birds of the sky. They were all destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those with him in the ark were left.

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 The waters stayed upon the earth for a hundred and fifty days.

The waters flooded the earth one hundred fifty days.

The Great Flood