Genesis 7

1 And the Lord said to him: Go in thou and all thy house into the ark: for thee I have seen just 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 all clean beasts take seven and seven, the male and the 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 But of the beasts that are unclean two and two, the male and the female. Of the fowls also of the air seven and seven, the male and the female: that seed may be saved upon the face of the whole 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 yet a while, and after seven days, I will rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and I will destroy every substance that I have made, from 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 Noe did all things which the Lord had commanded him.

Noah did everything that Yahweh commanded him.

6 And he was six hundred years old, when the waters of the flood overflowed the earth.

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

7 And Noe went in and his sons, his wife and the wives of his sons 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 And of beasts clean and unclean, and of fowls, and of every thing that moveth upon the earth,

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

9 Two and two went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as the Lord had commanded Noe.

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

10 And after the seven days were passed, the waters of the flood overflowed the earth.

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

11 In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the flood gates 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 In the selfsame day Noe, and Sem, and Cham, and Japheth his sons: his wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, went 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 according to its kind, and all the cattle in their kind, and every thing that moveth upon the earth according to its kind, and every fowl according to its kind, all birds, and all that fly,

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 Went in to Noe into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein was 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 the Lord shut him in on the outside.

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

17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth, and the waters increased, and lifted up the ark on high from 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 For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon 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 beyond measure upon the earth: and all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered.

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

20 The water was fifteen cubits higher than the mountains which it covered.

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

21 And all flesh was destroyed that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beasts, and of all creeping things that creep upon the earth: and all men.

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

22 And all things wherein there is the breath of life on the earth, died.

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

23 And he destroyed all the substance that was upon the earth, from man even to beast, and the creeping things and fowls of the air: and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noe only remained, and they 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 a hundred and fifty days.

The waters flooded the earth one hundred fifty days.

The Great Flood