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Genesis 7

And the Lord said to Noah: Get in the ark, you and your whole household. Because you're the only straight one I can see in this generation. Take seven of every clean animal with you, the male and his female, and two of every animal that is not clean, the male and his female. Birds in the sky too — seven of each, male and female, to keep t

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Into the ark

And the Lord said to Noah: Get in the ark, you and your whole household. Because you're the only straight one I can see in this generation. Take seven of every clean animal with you, the male and his female, and two of every animal that is not clean, the male and his female. Birds in the sky too — seven of each, male and female, to keep the line going right across the earth. Because in seven days from now I'll send the rain down forty days and forty nights, and I'll wipe every living thing I've made off the face of the ground. And Noah did everything the Lord commanded him. And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth. And Noah went into the ark, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him, because of the water of the flood. Of clean animals and of animals that aren't clean, and of birds and of everything that creeps on the earth, they came in to Noah two by two, male and female, just as God had ordered him. And after the seven days were up, the waters of the flood came over the earth.

And the Lord said to Noah: Come into the ark, you and all your household. Because I've seen you're righteous in front of me in this generation. You'll take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, the male and his female. And two of the animals that aren't clean, the male and his female. Of birds of the sky too, seven pairs, male and female, to keep offspring alive on the face of all the earth. Because in seven more days I'll make it rain on the earth forty days and forty nights. And I'll wipe out every living thing I've made from off the face of the earth. And Noah did according to everything the Lord ordered him. And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was on the earth. And Noah went into the ark, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him, because of the waters of the flood. Of clean animals and of animals that aren't clean, and of birds and of everything that crawls on the earth, two by two they went in to Noah into the ark, male and female, the way God had ordered Noah. And after seven days the waters of the flood were on the earth.

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. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him. And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

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And the Lord said to Noah: Get in the ark, you and your whole household. Because you're the only straight one I can see in this generation.

Plain English

And the Lord said to Noah: Come into the ark, you and all your household. Because I've seen you're righteous in front of me in this generation.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Take seven of every clean animal with you, the male and his female, and two of every animal that is not clean, the male and his female.

Plain English

You'll take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, the male and his female. And two of the animals that aren't clean, the male and his female.

King James Version, 1611

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

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Birds in the sky too — seven of each, male and female, to keep the line going right across the earth.

Plain English

Of birds of the sky too, seven pairs, male and female, to keep offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

King James Version, 1611

Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

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Because in seven days from now I'll send the rain down forty days and forty nights, and I'll wipe every living thing I've made off the face of the ground.

Plain English

Because in seven more days I'll make it rain on the earth forty days and forty nights. And I'll wipe out every living thing I've made from off the face of the earth.

King James Version, 1611

For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

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And Noah did everything the Lord commanded him.

Plain English

And Noah did according to everything the Lord ordered him.

King James Version, 1611

And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

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And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth.

Plain English

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was on the earth.

King James Version, 1611

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

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And Noah went into the ark, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him, because of the water of the flood.

Plain English

And Noah went into the ark, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him, because of the waters of the flood.

King James Version, 1611

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

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Of clean animals and of animals that aren't clean, and of birds and of everything that creeps on the earth,

Plain English

Of clean animals and of animals that aren't clean, and of birds and of everything that crawls on the earth,

King James Version, 1611

Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

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they came in to Noah two by two, male and female, just as God had ordered him.

Plain English

two by two they went in to Noah into the ark, male and female, the way God had ordered Noah.

King James Version, 1611

There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

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And after the seven days were up, the waters of the flood came over the earth.

Plain English

And after seven days the waters of the flood were on the earth.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

The flood

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day — that same day the springs of the great deep burst open, and the windows of the sky with them. And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. That same day Noah entered the ark, with Shem, Ham and Japheth his sons, his wife, and his three sons' wives. They and every wild animal of its kind, and all the stock of their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth of its kind, and every bird of its kind. And they came in to Noah into the ark, two by two of all flesh with the breath of life in it. And those that entered went in male and female of all flesh, just as God had commanded him. And the Lord shut him in. And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters rose and lifted the ark, and it floated up off the earth. And the waters got up and rose a long way on the earth. And the ark went along on the face of the waters. And the waters got right up over the earth, and all the high hills under the whole sky were covered. The waters rose fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered. And everything alive that moved on the earth died — birds and stock and wild animals and every creeping thing, and every man. Everything with the breath of life in its nose, everything on the dry land, died. And every living thing on the face of the ground was wiped out — man and cattle and creeping things and the birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah remained, and those who were with him in the ark. And the waters stayed up over the earth a hundred and fifty days.

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. On that same day Noah went in, and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark — they and every animal of its kind, and all the cattle of their kind, and every crawling thing that crawls on the earth of its kind, and every bird of its kind, every winged thing. And they went in to Noah into the ark, two by two of all flesh with the breath of life in it. And the ones that went in went in male and female of all flesh, the way God had ordered him. And the Lord shut him in. And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters grew and lifted up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. And the waters won and grew a lot on the earth. And the ark went on the face of the waters. And the waters won greatly on the earth, and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered. The waters won fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. And all flesh died that moved on the earth — of birds and of cattle and of animals and of every crawling thing that crawls on the earth, and every man. Everything with the breath of life in its nostrils, of everything on the dry land, died. And everything alive was wiped out that was on the face of the ground — both man and cattle and the crawling things and the birds of the sky. And they were wiped out from the earth. And only Noah was left, and the ones with him in the ark. And the waters won on the earth a hundred and fifty days.

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

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In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day — that same day the springs of the great deep burst open, and the windows of the sky with them.

Plain English

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the windows of heaven were opened.

King James Version, 1611

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

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And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.

King James Version, 1611

And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

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That same day Noah entered the ark, with Shem, Ham and Japheth his sons, his wife, and his three sons' wives.

Plain English

On that same day Noah went in, and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark —

King James Version, 1611

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

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They and every wild animal of its kind, and all the stock of their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth of its kind, and every bird of its kind.

Plain English

they and every animal of its kind, and all the cattle of their kind, and every crawling thing that crawls on the earth of its kind, and every bird of its kind, every winged thing.

King James Version, 1611

They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

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And they came in to Noah into the ark, two by two of all flesh with the breath of life in it.

Plain English

And they went in to Noah into the ark, two by two of all flesh with the breath of life in it.

King James Version, 1611

And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

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And those that entered went in male and female of all flesh, just as God had commanded him. And the Lord shut him in.

Plain English

And the ones that went in went in male and female of all flesh, the way God had ordered him. And the Lord shut him in.

King James Version, 1611

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

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And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters rose and lifted the ark, and it floated up off the earth.

Plain English

And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters grew and lifted up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

King James Version, 1611

And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

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And the waters got up and rose a long way on the earth. And the ark went along on the face of the waters.

Plain English

And the waters won and grew a lot on the earth. And the ark went on the face of the waters.

King James Version, 1611

And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

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And the waters got right up over the earth, and all the high hills under the whole sky were covered.

Plain English

And the waters won greatly on the earth, and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered.

King James Version, 1611

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

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The waters rose fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered.

Plain English

The waters won fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.

King James Version, 1611

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

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And everything alive that moved on the earth died — birds and stock and wild animals and every creeping thing, and every man.

Plain English

And all flesh died that moved on the earth — of birds and of cattle and of animals and of every crawling thing that crawls on the earth, and every man.

King James Version, 1611

And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

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Everything with the breath of life in its nose, everything on the dry land, died.

Plain English

Everything with the breath of life in its nostrils, of everything on the dry land, died.

King James Version, 1611

All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

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And every living thing on the face of the ground was wiped out — man and cattle and creeping things and the birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah remained, and those who were with him in the ark.

Plain English

And everything alive was wiped out that was on the face of the ground — both man and cattle and the crawling things and the birds of the sky. And they were wiped out from the earth. And only Noah was left, and the ones with him in the ark.

King James Version, 1611

And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

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And the waters stayed up over the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Plain English

And the waters won on the earth a hundred and fifty days.

King James Version, 1611

And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.