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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2Of all clean beasts take seven and seven, the male and female.
Cross References
Genesis 6:18And I will establish my covenant with thee, and thou shalt enter into the ark, thou and thy sons, and thy wife, and the wives of thy sons with thee.
Genesis 7:13In 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:
Psalms 33:18Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy.
Proverbs 10:6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:4Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 7:1
In this chapter we have the performance of what was foretold in the foregoing chapter, both concerning the destruction of the old world and the salvation of Noah; for we may be sure that no word of God shall fall to the ground. There we left Noah busy about his ark, and full of care to get it finished in time, while the rest of his neighbours were laughing at him for his pains. Now here we see what was the end thereof, the end of his care and of their carelessness. And this famous period of the old world gives us… Read the whole commentary →