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. Pairs from all flesh with the breath of life in them went into the ship to Noah.
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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— 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. Pairs from all flesh with the breath of life in them went into the ship to Noah. Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; then Yahweh shut him in. The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth. The waters rose, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ship floated on the surface of the waters. The waters rose very high on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered. The waters rose fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered. All flesh died that moved on the earth, including birds, livestock, animals, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man. All on the dry land, in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died. 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. The waters flooded the earth one hundred fifty days.
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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.
Pairs from all flesh with the breath of life in them went into the ship to Noah.
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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.
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
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they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird of every sort.
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.
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- Genesis 6:19-20 (v15) Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ship, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and…
- Genesis 7:2-3 (v14) 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…
- Genesis 7:8-9 (v14) Clean animals, unclean animals, birds, and everything that creeps on the ground went by pairs to Noah into the ship, male and female, as…
- Isaiah 11:6 (v15) The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat, the calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v15 Every living thing that God would have to be…
Every living thing that God would have to be preserved on earth, came into the Ark to Noah.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv14–15 Gen 7:14 They, and every beast after his kind,…
Gen 7:14 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.
Ver. 14. They, and every beast after his kind.] Laying aside all their antipathies, and hostilities, for self-preservation, in that common danger. Oh that men were thus wise! Some Roman generals did so; and some fathers of the Church: but few such now-a-days: Apparent rari ,& c.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv14–15 Every bird. The first word signifies the greater, the…
Every bird. The first word signifies the greater, the second the less sort of birds, as appears from Gen 15:9-10; Lev 14:4; Psa 104:17.
Of every sort; Heb. Of every kind of wing, whether feathered, as it is in most birds, or skinny and gristly, as in bats.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv14–15 And they that went in, went in male and…
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh,.... These pairs were not two males or two females, but one male and one female; so they were coupled for the propagation of their species, which was the end of their entering into the ark, and being preserved:
as God had commanded him: Noah, who took care, as they entered, that there were so many of a sort as was enjoined, and these were male and female:
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and the Lord shut him in; or shut the door after him (l), he being the last that entered; and which he could not so well shut himself, at least so close, as was done by the Lord, or by the angels; and this was done to keep out the waters, and all within in safety; and to shut out others, and preserve Noah from the rage of wicked men, as well as the violence of the waters: some (m) have thought that not so much the door of the ark is meant, as the way to it, the pensile bridge which was necessary for the creatures to enter the ark; which being carried away by the force of the waters near the ark, that not being joined to it, precluded all access of the scoffers, whose scoffs were soon turned to lamentation and howling.
(l) "post ipsum", Vatablus, Tigurine version, Cocceius, Schmidt. "Pone eum", Piscator. (m) Scheuchzer. Physica Sacra, vol. 1. p. 45.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v14 And every beast after his kind - According to…
And every beast after his kind - According to the phrase used in the history of the creation, chap. i, 21, 24, 25, to intimate, that just as many species as were created at first were saved now, and no more.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v15 Verse 15. And they went in, &c.] It was…
Verse 15. And they went in, &c.] It was physically impossible for Noah to have collected such a vast number of tame and ferocious animals, nor could they have been retained in their wards by mere natural means. How then were they brought from various distances to the ark and preserved there? Only by the power of God. He who first miraculously brought them to Adam that he might give them their names, now brings them to Noah that he may preserve their lives. And now we may reasonably suppose that their natural enmity was so far removed or suspended that the lion might dwell with the lamb, and the wolf lie down with the kid, though each might still require his peculiar aliment. This can be no difficulty to the power of God, without the immediate interposition of which neither the deluge nor the concomitant circumstances could have taken place.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v14 Gen 7:14. Every beast after his kind — According…
Gen 7:14. Every beast after his kind — According to the phrase used in the history of the creation, Gen 1:21, to intimate, that as many species as were created were now saved. Every fowl and every bird — The former word in the original signifies the larger, the latter, the less sort of birds; of every sort — The Hebrew is, of every kind of wing, whether feathered, as the wing is in most birds, or skinny, as in bats.
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv14–15 14. kind] See note on Gen_1:12 and Gen_6:20.
14. kind] See note on Gen_1:12 and Gen_6:20.
of every sort] Heb. wing. Literally, “every bird, every wing,” i.e. all sorts of birds. The clause is wanting in the LXX. Some scholars prefer the rendering, “every bird, every winged thing,” so that the phrase should include all winged animals, insects as well as birds.
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Notice in this verse the comprehensive description of the animal world; “beast” = wild animals, “cattle” = domestic animals, “creeping things,” “fowls,” “winged things of all sorts,” as in Gen_1:21; Gen_1:24-26.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v14 (14) Every beast.—Heb., every living thing (as in Gen_8:1),…
(14) Every beast.—Heb., every living thing (as in Gen_8:1), but probably we are to supply “of the field,” and thus it would mean the wild animals.
The cattle—Behêmâh. (See Note on Gen_1:24.)
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Creeping thing.—Not specially reptiles, but alt small animals (see ibid.). The last clause literally is, every fowl after its kind, every bird, every wing; whence some understand it as meaning three kinds of winged beings: birds generally, next singing-birds, and lastly, bats, insects, and other such creatures. It more probably means “birds of all sorts.”
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark…
And they went in unto Noah into the ark (cf., Gen_6:20, which affirmed they should come) two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. Cf. the three expressions for an animated creature hYj, (Gen_1:30) sWqy:, (Gen_7:4) syYij jWr wOBArca.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v15 General Information:
General Information:
Verses 13-18 repeat for a third time and give more detail about how Noah went into the ark with his family and the animals in Genesis 7:1-5. This is not a new event.
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Two of all flesh
Here "flesh" represents animals. (See: Metonymy)
in which was the breath of life
Here "breath" represents life. AT: "that lived" (See: Metonymy)
came to Noah
The word "came" can be translated as "went." (See: Go and Come)
of all flesh
Here "flesh" represents animals. AT: "of every kind of animal" (See: Synecdoche)
after them
The full meaning can be stated explicitly. AT: "after they entered the ark" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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