Genesis 7

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

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.

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

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.

3 of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

Also of the birds of the sky, bring seven males and seven females, to preserve their offspring upon the surface 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 thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.

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.”

5 And Noah did according unto all that Jehovah commanded him.

Noah did all that Yahweh 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 came 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.

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

8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creepeth upon the ground,

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

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

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

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

It came about that after the seven days, 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, on the 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 the same day, all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the windows of heaven were opened.

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

The rain began and fell on the earth for 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;

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.

14 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 bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.

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.

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

Two of all flesh in which was the breath of life came to Noah and entered into the ark.

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

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.

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

Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted the ark and raised it above the earth.

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

The waters completely covered over the earth, and the ark floated upon the surface of the water.

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

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

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

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

21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both birds, and cattle, and beasts, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

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.

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

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

23 And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.

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.

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

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

The Great Flood