Entering The Ark
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.
1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be (A)righteous before Me in this (a)time.
1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before Me in this generation.(A)
1 Then the LORD told Noah, "Come you and all your household into the ark, because I've seen that you alone are righteous 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.
2 You shall take (b)with you of every (B)clean animal (c)by sevens, a male and his female; and of the animals that are not clean two, a male and his female;
2 You are to take with you seven pairs, a male and its female, of all the clean animals,(B) and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and its female,
2 You are to take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of the unclean animals, a male and its mate;
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.
3 also of the birds of the (d)sky, (e)by sevens, male and female, to keep (f)offspring alive on the face of all the earth.
3 and seven pairs, male and female, of the birds of the sky—in order to keep offspring alive on the face of the whole earth.
3 along with seven pairs of the flying birds, male and female, in order to keep their offspring alive on the surface of all the earth.
3 also of the birds of the air, seven pair, the male and the female, to keep the offspring alive on the surface of 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.
4 For after (C)seven more days, I will send rain on the earth (D)forty days and forty nights; and I will blot out from the face of the land (E)every living thing that I have made.”
4 Seven days from now I will make it rain on the earth 40 days and 40 nights, and I will wipe off from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
4 Seven days from now I'll send rain on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights, and I'll destroy every living creature that I've made."
4 For in seven days I am going to cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and I will destroy (blot out, wipe away) every living thing that I have made from the surface of the earth.”
The Flood
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
6 Noah was 600 years old when the flood came and water covered the earth.
6 Noah was 600 years old when water began to flood the earth.
6 Noah was six hundred years old when the flood (deluge) of water came on the earth [covering all of the land].
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.
7 Then (H)Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark because of the water of the flood.
7 So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives entered the ark because of the waters of the flood.
7 Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives entered the ark with him before the flood waters arrived.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
8 (I)Of clean animals and animals that are not clean and birds and everything that creeps on the ground,
8 From the clean animals, unclean animals, birds, and every creature that crawls on the ground,
8 From both clean and unclean animals, from birds, and from everything that crawls on the ground,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
9 two of each, male and female, entered the ark with Noah, just as God had commanded him.
9 two by two, male and female, they entered the ark to join Noah, just as God had commanded.
9 they came [motivated by God] into the ark with Noah two by two, the male and the female, just as God had commanded Noah.
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.
11 In the (K)six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all (L)the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the (j)floodgates of the sky were opened.
11 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 sources of the watery depths burst open,(D) the floodgates of the sky were opened,(E)
11 On the seventeenth day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, all the springs of the great deep burst open, the floodgates of the heavens were opened,
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep [subterranean waters] burst open, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened.
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;
13 On the very same day (N)Noah 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,
13 On that same day Noah along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah’s wife, and his three sons’ wives entered the ark with him.
13 On that very day, Noah entered the ark with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah's wife, his sons' three wives with them,
13 On the very same day Noah 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 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.
14 they and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after (l)their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, (m)all sorts of birds.
14 They entered it with all the wildlife according to their kinds, all livestock according to their kinds, the creatures that crawl on the earth according to their kinds, all birds, every fowl, and everything with wings according to their kinds.
14 along with every species of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and every creature that has wings.
14 they and every animal according to its kind, all the livestock according to their kinds, every moving thing that crawls on the earth according to its kind, and every bird according to its kind, every winged thing 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.
15 Two of all flesh that has the breath of life in it entered the ark with Noah.
15 Two of each living creature entered the ark with Noah.
15 So they went into the ark with Noah, two by two of all living beings in which there was the breath and spirit 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.
16 Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the Lord closed it behind him.
16 Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.
16 The males and females of each living creature entered the ark, just as God had commanded. Then the LORD sealed them inside.
16 Those which entered, male and female of all flesh (creatures), entered as God had commanded Noah; and the Lord closed the door behind him.
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.
17 Then the flood (n)came upon the earth for (P)forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.
17 The flood continued for 40 days on the earth; the waters increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth.
17 The flood continued throughout the earth for 40 days, while the flood waters increased, lifting the ark so that it rose above the surface of the earth.
17 The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land.
18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
18 The water prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark (o)floated on the (p)surface of the water.
18 The waters surged and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
18 The flood waters continued to surge, increasing throughout the earth, while the ark floated on the surface of the flood water.
18 The waters became mighty and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface 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.
19 The water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains (q)everywhere under the heavens were covered.
19 Then the waters surged even higher on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole sky were covered.
19 The flood water surged even higher throughout the earth, until all the highest mountains under the sky were covered.
19 The waters prevailed so greatly and were so mighty and overwhelming on the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens 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:
21 (R)All flesh that (s)moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind;
21 Every creature perished—those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm(b) on the earth, as well as all mankind.
21 Every living thing on earth died flying creatures, livestock, wildlife, all creatures that swarm over the earth, and all human beings.
21 All living beings that moved on the earth perished—birds and cattle (domestic animals), [wild] animals, all things that swarm and crawl on the earth, and all mankind.
22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
22 of all that was on the dry land, all (S)in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.
22 Everything that breathed and everything that had lived on dry land died.
22 Everything on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath and spirit of life, 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.
23 Thus He blotted out (t)every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the (u)sky, and they were blotted out from the earth; and only (T)Noah was left, together with those that were with him in the ark.
23 He wiped out every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, from mankind to livestock, to creatures that crawl, to the birds of the sky, and they were wiped off the earth. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark.(G)
23 All existing creatures that had lived on the surface of the ground were annihilated, from humans to livestock, from crawling creatures to birds of the sky. They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah remained, along with those who were with him in the ark.