Genesis 7:1

And YHWH says to Noah, “Come, you and all your house, into the Ark, for I have seen you [are] righteous before Me in this generation;

Literal Standard Version

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

2you take seven pairs from all the clean beasts to yourself, a male and its female; and of the beasts which are not clean—two, a male and its female;

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Cross References

Genesis 6:18And I have established My covenant with you, and you have come into the Ark—you, and your sons, and your wife, and your son’s wives with you;

Genesis 7:13On this very same day Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the Ark—

Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of YHWH [is] to those fearing Him, || To those waiting for His kindness,

Proverbs 10:6Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, || And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

Proverbs 11:4Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, || And righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 18:10The Name of YHWH [is] a tower of strength, || The righteous runs into it, and is set on high.

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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