Genesis 7:1

And Hashem said unto Noach, Come thou and all thy bais into the tevah (ark); for thee have I found tzaddik before Me in dor hazeh.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 every behemah hatehorah thou shalt take to thee by sevens; the male and his mate; and of behemah that are not tehorah by two, the male and his mate.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:18And then with thee will I establish My brit (covenant); and thou shalt come into the tevah (ark), thou, and thy banim, and thy isha, and the nashim of thy banim with thee.

Genesis 7:13On that very yom entered Noach, and Shem, and Cham, and Yephet, the bnei Noach, and Noachʼs isha, and the three nashim of his banim with them, into the tevah (ark);

Psalms 33:18Hinei, the eye of Hashem is upon them that fear Him, 1 upon them that hope in His chesed; 1

Proverbs 10:6Brakhot are upon the head of the tzaddik, 1 but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha'im. 1

Proverbs 11:4Hon (riches) profit not in the yom evrah (day of wrath), 1 but tzedakah (righteousness) delivereth from mavet. 1

Proverbs 18:10The Shem of Hashem is a strong migdal (tower), 1 the tzaddik runneth into it, and is safe. 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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