1. 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.

2. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

3. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

4. For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

5. And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

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

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

9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

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

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

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

13. In the selfsame 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;

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 his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

15. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

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

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

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

19. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

20. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

21. And all flesh died 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:

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

23. And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

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

1. And the LORD saide vnto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the Arke: for thee haue I seene righteous before me, in this generation.

2. Of euery cleane beast thou shalt take to thee by seuens, the male and his female: and of beastes that are not cleane, by two, the male and his female.

3. Of fowles also of the aire, by seuens, the male & the female; to keepe seed aliue vpon the face of all the earth.

4. For yet seuen dayes, and I will cause it to raine vpon the earth, fortie dayes, and forty nights: and euery liuing substance that I haue made, will I destroy, frō off the face of the earth.

5. And Noah did according vnto all that the LORD commanded him.

6. And Noah was sixe hundred yeeres old, when the flood of waters was vpon the earth.

7. And Noah went in, and his sonnes, and his wife, and his sonnes wiues with him, into the Arke, because of the waters of the Flood.

8. Of cleane beasts, & of beasts that are not cleane, & of fowles, and of euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth,

9. There went in two and two vnto Noah into the Arke, the male & the female, as God had commanded Noah.

10. And it came to passe after seuen dayes, that the waters of the Flood were vpon the earth.

11. In the sixe hundredth yeere of Noahs life, in the second moneth, the seuenteenth day of the moneth, the same day, were al the fountaines of the great deepe broken vp, and the windowes of heauen were opened.

12. And the raine was vpon the earth, fortie dayes, and fortie nights.

13. In the selfe same day entred Noah, and Sem, and Ham, and Iapheth, the sonnes of Noah, and Noahs wife, and the three wiues of his sonnes with them, into the Arke,

14. They, and euery beast after his kinde, & all the cattell after their kinde: and euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth after his kinde, and euery foule after his kinde, euery birde of euery sort.

15. And they went in vnto Noah into the Arke, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

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

17. And the Flood was fortie dayes vpon the earth, and the waters increased, and bare vp the Arke, and it was lift vp aboue the earth.

18. And the waters preuailed, and were encreased greatly vpon the earth: and the Arke went vpon the face of the waters.

19. And the waters preuailed exceedingly vpon the earth, and all the high hils, that were vnder the whole heauen, were couered.

20. Fifteene cubits vpward, did the waters preuaile; and the mountaines were couered.

21. And all flesh died, that mooued vpon the earth, both of fowle, & of cattell, and of beast, and of euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth, and euery man.

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

23. And euery liuing substance was destroyed, which was vpon the face of the ground, both man and cattell, and the creeping things, and the foule of the heauen; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah onely remained aliue, and they that were with him in the Arke.

24. And the waters preuailed vpon the earth, an hundred and fifty dayes.

I == Prov 10:9 ; Matt 24:38 ; Luke 17:26 ; Heb 11:7

II == Lev 10:10 ; 11:2-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XI == Gen 1:7 ; 8:2 ; Ps 78:23 ; Prov 8:28 ; Ezek 26:19

 

 

XII == Gen 7:4 , 12

 

XIII == Gen 2:1 , 7 ; 6:18 ; Heb 11:7 ; 1st Peter 3:20 ; 2nd Peter 2:5

XIV == Gen 7:2-3 ,8-9

 

 

 

XV == Gen 6:20

 

XVI == Gen 7:2-3

 

 

XVII == Gen 7:4 , 12

 

 

XVIII == Ps 104:26

 

XIX == Ps 104:6 ; Jer 3:23

 

XXI == Gen 6:13 , 17 ; 7:4 ; Job 27:16 ; Matt 24:39 ; Luke 17:27 ; 2nd Peter 3:6

XXII == Gen 2:7

 

XXIII == 1st Peter 3:20 ; 2nd Peter 2:5 ; 3:6

 

 

 

XXIV == Gen 8:3-4

 

 

1 Then the LORD said to Noah: "Go into the ark, you and all your household, for you alone in this age have I found to be truly just.

2 Of every clean animal, take with you seven pairs, a male and its mate; and of the unclean animals, one pair, a male and its mate;

3 likewise, of every clean bird of the air, seven pairs, a male and a female, and of all the unclean birds, one pair, a male and a female. Thus you will keep their issue alive over all the earth.

4 Seven days from now I will bring rain down on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and so I will wipe out from the surface of the earth every moving creature that I have made."

5 Noah did just as the LORD had commanded him.

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

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

8 Of the clean animals and the unclean, of the birds, and of everything that creeps on the ground,

9 (two by two) male and female entered the ark with Noah, just as the LORD had commanded him.

10 As soon as the seven days were over, the waters of the flood came upon the earth.

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month: it was on that day that All the fountains of the great abyss burst forth, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.

12 For forty days and forty nights heavy rain poured down on the earth.

13 On the precise day named, Noah and his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of Noah's sons had entered the ark,

14 together with every kind of wild beast, every kind of domestic animal, every kind of creeping thing of the earth, and every kind of bird.

15 Pairs of all creatures in which there was the breath of life entered the ark with Noah.

16 Those that entered were male and female, and of all species they came, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.

17 The flood continued upon the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark, so that it rose above the earth.

18 The swelling waters increased greatly, but the ark floated on the surface of the waters.

19 Higher and higher above the earth rose the waters, until all the highest mountains everywhere were submerged,

20 the crest rising fifteen cubits higher than the submerged mountains.

21 All creatures that stirred on earth perished: birds, cattle, wild animals, and all that swarmed on the earth, as well as all mankind.

22 Everything on dry land with the faintest breath of life in its nostrils died out.

23 The LORD wiped out every living thing on earth: man and cattle, the creeping things and the birds of the air; all were wiped out from the earth. Only Noah and those with him in the ark were left.

24 The waters maintained their crest over the earth for one hundred and fifty days,

v 1. Noah, his sons, and wives, 8 people total,1 Peter 3:20.

v 2. Only one pair of each unclean entered, the male and the female. Clean beasts are designated years before the giving of the law to Moses, but it is not until then that diet was involved & we find out what they were. Clean beasts went in seven pairs, the male and the female. The additional number was to provide for sacrifices.

v 3. Fowls went in pairs of seven.

v 4-10. Noah was warned that he would be shut up in the ark seven days before the flood came, and it would then rain 40 days and nights. It came to pass as stated.

v 11. The mass of vapor which surrounded the earth was let loose and at the same time there were great upheavals of the earth and stores of water from the deep came up. There would have been constant and tremendous volcanic activity along with it. Noah was 600 years old at the time.

12-17. This is mainly a repetition of what was told earlier in the chapter, verifying that the ark was afloat.

v 18-20. At the beginning of creation the earth was a round ball covered with water a few feet deep. When the Lord caused land to appear, the earth shrank in, allowing hills to form and water drain off as oceans. The mountains were probably not nearly as high as now, but when the flood drained off, the earth shrank more, leaving deep ocean caverns and greatly uplifted mountains. There is fossil evidence of flood high up on the Himalayan mountains, probably uplifted after the flood. The flood water was some 22 feet deep above the highest mountains of the flood time.

21-23. This is a statement of the death of all breathing creatures outside the ark.

v 24. After the rain ceased, the water level decreased 150 days, but the ark was still afloat.