Genesis 7:1

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 all the clean beasts, shalt thou take to thee by sevens, a male and his female,—and, of the beasts that are not clean, shall be two a male and his female.

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Cross References

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

Genesis 7:13On this selfsame day, entered Noah, and Shem and Ham and Japheth. Noah’s sons,—and Noah’s wife, and his sons’ three wives with them into the ark:

Psalms 33:18Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

Proverbs 10:6Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.

Proverbs 11:4Wealth, shall not profit, in the day of wrath, but, righteousness, shall deliver from death.

Proverbs 18:10A tower of strength, is the Name of Yahweh, thereinto, runneth the righteous, and is safe.

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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