NASB — Genesis 7 — KJV

The Flood

1 Then the LORD° said° to Noah°, “Enter° the ark°, you and all° your household°, for you [alone] I have seen° [to be] arighteous° before° Me in this° Itime°. 2 You shall take° Iwith you of every° aclean° animal° IIby sevens°, a male° and his female°; and of the animals° that are not clean° two°, a male° and his female°; 3 also° of the birds° of the Isky°, IIby sevens°, male° and female°, to keep° IIIoffspring° alive° on the face° of all° the earth°. 4 For after aseven° more° days°, I will send° rain° on the earth° bforty° days° and forty° nights°; and I will blot° out from the face° of the land° cevery° living° thing° that I have made°.” 5 aNoah° did° according to all° that the LORD° had commanded° him.

[1] ILit generation aGn 6:9
[2] ILit to IILit seven seven aLv 11:1-31; Dt 14:3-20
[3] ILit heavens IILit seven seven IIILit seed
[4] aGn 7:10 bGn 7:12, 17 cGn 6:7, 13
[5] aGn 6:22

6 ¶ Now Noah° was asix° hundred° years° old° when the flood° of water° Icame° upon the earth°. 7 Then aNoah° and his sons° and his wife° and his sons’° wives° with him entered° the ark° because°° of the water° of the flood°. 8 aOf clean° animals° and animals° that are not clean° and birds° and everything° that creeps° on the ground°, 9 there went° into the ark° to Noah° Iby twos°, male° and female°, as God° had commanded° Noah°. 10 It came° about after athe seven° days°, that the water° of the flood° Icame° upon the earth°. 11 In the asix° hundredth° year° of Noah’s° life°, in the second° month°, on the seventeenth°° day° of the month°, on the same° day° all° bthe fountains° of the great° deep° burst° open°, and the Ifloodgates° of the sky° were opened°. 12 aThe rain° Ifell° upon the earth° for forty° days° and forty° nights°.

[6] ILit was aGn 5:32
[7] aGn 6:18; 7:13; Mt 24:38f; Lk 17:27
[8] aGn 6:19, 20; 7:2, 3
[9] ILit two two
[10] ILit were aGn 7:4
[11] IOr windows of the heavens aGn 7:6 bGn 8:2
[12] ILit was aGn 7:4, 17

13 ¶ On the very° same° day° aNoah° and Shem° and Ham° and Japheth°, the sons° of Noah°, and Noah’s° wife° and the three° wives° of his sons° with them, entered° the ark°, 14 they and every° beast° after its kind°, and all° the cattle° after Itheir kind°, and every° creeping° thing° that creeps° on the earth° after its kind°, and every° bird° after its kind°, IIall° sorts° of birds°. 15 So they went° into the ark° to Noah°, aby twos° of all° flesh° in which° was the breath° of life°. 16 Those that entered°, male° and female° of all° flesh°, entered° as God° had commanded° him; and the LORD° closed° [it] behind° him.

[13] aGn 6:18; 7:7
[14] ILit its IILit every bird, every wing
[15] aGn 6:19; 7:9

17 ¶ Then the flood° Icame° upon the earth° for aforty° days°, and the water° increased° and lifted° up the ark°, so that it rose° above°° the earth°. 18 The water° prevailed° and increased° greatly° upon the earth°, and the ark° Ifloated° on the IIsurface° of the water°. 19 The water° prevailed° more° and more° upon the earth°, so that all° the high° mountains° Ieverywhere° under° the heavens° were covered°. 20 The water° prevailed° fifteen°° Icubits° higher°, aand the mountains° were covered°. 21 aAll° flesh° that Imoved° on the earth° perished°, birds° and cattle° and beasts° and every° swarming° thing° that swarms° upon the earth°, and all° mankind°; 22 of all° that was on the dry° land°, all° ain whose° nostrils° was the breath° of the spirit° of life°, died°. 23 Thus He blotted° out Ievery° living° thing° that was upon the face° of the land°, from man° to animals° to creeping° things° and to birds° of the IIsky°, and they were blotted° out from the earth°; and only° aNoah° was left°, together with those that were with him in the ark°. 24 aThe water° prevailed° upon the earth° one hundred° and fifty° days°.

[17] ILit was aGn 7:4
[18] ILit went IILit face
[19] ILit which were under all the heavens
[20] II.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in. aGn 8:4
[21] IOr crept aGn 6:7, 13, 17; 7:4
[22] aGn 2:7
[23] ILit all existence IILit heavens aMt 24:38, 39; Lk 17:26, 27; He 11:7; 1P 3:20; 2P 2:5
[24] aGn 8:3


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Noah, with his family, and the living creatures, enter into the ark.

1 ¶ And the LORDº saidºª unto Noah,º Comeºª thou² and all² thy houseº into² the ark;º for² thee have I seenºª righteousº before² me¹ in thisº generation.º 2 Of every²² cleanº beastº thou shalt takeºª to thee by sevens,º the maleº and his female:º and of² beastsº that² [are] not² cleanº¹ by two,º the maleº and his female.º 3 Of fowlsº² also² of the airº by sevens,º the maleº and the female;º to keep¹ª seedº aliveºª upon² the faceº of all² the earth.º 4 For² yetº sevenº days,º and I² will cause it to rainºª upon² the earthº fortyº daysº and fortyº nights;º and² everyº living substanceº that² I have madeºª will I destroyºª from offº² the faceº of the earth.º 5 And Noahº didºª according unto all² that² the LORDº commandedºª him. 6 And Noahº [was] sixº hundredº yearsº oldº when the floodº of watersº was² upon² the earth.º

[1] Gn 6:9; 7:7, 13; Jb 5:19; Ps 33:18; 91:1; Pv 10:6, 9; 11:4; 14:26; 18:10; Is 3:10; 26:20; Ezk 9:4; Zp 2:3; Mt 24:37; Lk 17:26; Ac 2:39; Php 2:15; He 11:7; 1P 3:20; 2P 2:5.
[2] Gn 6:19; 7:8; 8:20; Lv 10:10; 11:1; Dt 14:1; Ezk 44:23; Ac 10:11.
[4] Gn 2:5; 6:3, 7, 13, 17; 7:10, 12, 17, 21, 23; 8:10, 12; 29:27; Ex 32:32; Jb 22:16; 28:25; 36:27; 37:11; Ps 69:28; Am 4:7; Rv 3:5.
[5] Gn 6:22; Ex 39:32, 42; 40:16; Ps 119:6; Mt 3:15; Lk 8:21; Jn 2:5; 8:28; 13:17; Php 2:8; He 5:8.
[6] Gn 5:32; 8:13.

7 ¶ And Noahº went in,ºª and his sons,º and his wife,º and his sons'º wivesº with² him, into² the ark,º because²² of¹ the watersº of the flood.º 8 Of² cleanº beasts,º and of² beastsº that² [are] not² clean,º and of² fowls,º and of every thing² that² creepethºª upon² the earth,º 9 There went inºª twoº and twoº unto² Noahº into² the ark,º the maleº and the female,º asº Godº had commandedºª² Noah.º 10 And it came to pass² after sevenº days,º that the watersº of the floodº were² upon² the earth.º

[7] Gn 6:18; 7:1, 13; Pv 22:3; Mt 24:38; Lk 17:27; He 6:18; 11:7; 1P 3:20; 2P 2:5.
[9] Gn 2:19; 7:16; Is 11:6; 65:25; Jr 8:7; Ac 10:11; Ga 3:28; Col 3:11.
[10] Gn 6:17; 7:4, 17; Jb 22:16; Mt 24:38; Lk 17:27.

11 ¶ In¹ the sixº hundredthº yearº of Noah'sº life,º in the secondº month,º the seventeenthºº dayº of the month,º the same¹² dayº were all² the fountainsº of the greatº deepº broken up,ºª and the windowsº of heavenº were opened.ºª 12 And the rainº was² upon² the earthº fortyº daysº and fortyº nights.º 13 In the selfsameº² dayº enteredºª Noah,º and Shem,º and Ham,º and Japheth,º the sonsº of Noah,º and Noah'sº wife,º and the threeº wivesº of his sonsº with² them, into² the ark;º 14 They,º and every² beastº after his kind,º and all² the cattleº after their kind,º and every² creeping thingº that creepethºª upon² the earthº after his kind,º and every² fowlº after his kind,º every² birdº of every² sort.º 15 And they went inºª unto² Noahº into² the ark,º twoº and twoº of all²² flesh,º whereinº [is] the breathº of life.º 16 And they that went in,ºª went inºª maleº and femaleº of all²² flesh,º as² Godº had commandedºª him: and the LORDº shut him in.ºª²

[11] Gn 1:7; 6:17; 8:2; 2K 7:2, 19; Jb 28:4; 38:8; Ps 33:7; 74:15; 78:23; Pv 8:28; Is 24:19; Jr 5:22; 51:16; Ezk 26:19; Am 9:5; Mal 3:10; Mt 24:38; 1Th 5:3.
[12] Gn 7:4, 17; Ex 24:18; Dt 9:9, 18; 10:10; 1K 19:8; Mt 4:2.
[13] Gn 5:32; 6:10, 18; 7:1, 7; 9:18; 10:1, 6, 21; 1Ch 1:4; He 11:7; 1P 3:20; 2P 2:5.
[14] Gn 7:2, 8.
[15] Gn 6:20; Is 11:6.
[16] Gn 7:2; Dt 33:27; 2K 4:4; Ps 46:2; 91:1; Pv 3:23; Mt 25:10; Lk 13:25; Jn 10:27; 1P 1:5.

The beginning, increase, and continuance of the flood.

17 And the floodº was² fortyº daysº upon² the earth;º and the watersº increased,ºª and bare upºª² the ark,º and it was lift upºª above²² the earth.º 18 And the watersº prevailed,ºª and were increasedºª greatlyº upon² the earth;º and the arkº went¹ª² upon² the faceº of the waters.º 19 And the watersº prevailedºª exceedinglyº upon² the earth;º and all² the highº hills,º that² [were] underº the whole² heaven,º were covered.ºª 20 Fifteenºº cubitsº upwardº² did the watersº prevail;ºª and the mountainsº were covered.ºª 21 And all² fleshº diedºª that movedºª upon² the earth,º both of fowl,º and of cattle,º and of beast,º and of every² creeping thingº that creepethºª upon² the earth,º and every² man:º 22 All² in whose nostrilsº [was] the breathºº of life,º of all²² that² [was] in the dryº [land], died.ºª 23 And² every² living substanceº was destroyedºª which² was upon² the faceº of the ground,º both man,º² and² cattle,º and² the creeping things,º and² the fowlº of the heaven;º and they were destroyedºª from² the earth:º and Noahº onlyº remainedºª [alive], and they thatº [were] with² him in the ark.º 24 And the watersº prevailedºª upon² the earthº an hundredº and fiftyº days.º

[17] Gn 7:4, 12.
[18] Ex 14:28; Jb 22:16; Ps 69:15; 104:26.
[19] Jb 12:15; Ps 46:2; 104:6; Jr 3:23; 2P 3:6.
[20] Ps 104:6; Jr 3:23.
[21] Gn 6:6, 13, 17; 7:4; Jb 22:15; Is 24:6, 19; Jr 4:22; 12:3; Ho 4:3; Jol 1:17; 2:3; Zp 1:3; Mt 24:39; Lk 17:27; Ro 8:20, 22; 2P 2:5.
[22] Gn 2:7; 6:17.
[23] Gn 7:21; Ex 14:28; Jb 5:19; 22:15; Ps 91:1, 9; Pv 11:4; Is 24:1; Ezk 14:14; Mal 3:17; Mt 24:37; 25:46; Lk 17:26; He 11:7; 1P 3:20; 2P 2:5, 9; 3:6.
[24] Gn 7:11; 8:3.


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