Genesis 7:1

And the Lord God said to Noah, Enter thou and all thy family into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

2And of the clean cattle take in to thee sevens, male and female, and of the unclean cattle pairs male and female.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:18And I will establish my covenant with thee, and thou shalt enter into the ark, and thy sons and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

Genesis 7:13On that very day entered Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth, the sons of Noah, and the wife of Noah, and the three wives of his sons with him into the ark.

Psalms 33:18And delivered them out of all their afflictions. 1

Proverbs 10:6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: 1 But untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly. 1

Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is of great strength; 1 And the righteous running to it are exalted. 1

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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