Genesis 7:1

And the Lord said vnto Noah: come thou and al thy house into ye arke: for thee haue I seen ryghteous before me in this generation.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Of euery cleane beast thou shalt take with thee seuen and seuen, the male and his female, but of vncleane cattell two, the male and his female.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:18With thee also wyll I make my couenaunt: and thou shalt come into the arke, thou and thy sonnes, thy wife, and thy sonnes wyues with thee.

Genesis 7:13In the selfe same day, entred Noah, and Sem, and Ham, and Iapheth the sonnes of Noah, and Noahs wyfe, and the three wiues of his sonnes with the into the arke.

Proverbs 10:6Blessinges are vpon the head of the righteous: and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

Proverbs 11:4Riches helpe not in the day of vengeaunce: but ryghteousnesse deliuereth from death.

Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lorde is a strong castell, the righteous runneth vnto it and is in safegarde.

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 →

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