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Genesis 6:9-8:19
Legacy Standard Bible

The Generations of Noah

9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a (A)righteous man, [a](B)blameless among those in his generations; Noah (C)walked with God. 10 And Noah [b]became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 Now the earth was (D)corrupt before God, and the earth was (E)filled with violence. 12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for (F)all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

13 Then God said to Noah, “(G)The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth. 14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and you shall [c]cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 Now this is how you shall make it: the length of the ark [d]300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits. 16 You shall make a [e]window for the ark, and complete it to one [f]cubit from [g]the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. 17 As for Me, behold (H)I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall breathe its last. 18 But I will establish (I)My covenant with you; and (J)you shall enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 (K)And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 (L)Of the birds after their kind, and of the animals after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. 21 As for you, take for yourself some of all (M)food which is edible, and gather it to yourself; and it shall be for food for you and for them.” 22 (N)Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did.

Noah and the Flood

7 Then Yahweh said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be (O)righteous before Me in this generation. 2 You shall take [h]with you of every (P)clean animal [i]by sevens, a male and his female; and of the animals that are not clean, two, a male and his female; 3 also of the birds of the [j]sky, [k]by sevens, male and female, to keep their seed alive on the face of all the earth. 4 For after (Q)seven more days, I will send rain on the earth (R)forty days and forty nights; and I will blot out from the face of the land (S)every living thing that I have made.” 5 (T)And Noah did according to all that Yahweh had commanded him.

6 Now Noah was (U)six hundred years old when the flood of water [l]came upon the earth. 7 Then (V)Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark because of the water of the flood. 8 (W)Of clean animals and animals that are not clean and birds and everything that creeps on the ground, 9 [m]by twos they came to Noah into the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah. 10 Now it happened after (X)the seven days, that the water of the flood [n]came upon the earth. 11 In the (Y)six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on this day all (Z)the fountains of the great deep split open, and the [o]floodgates of the sky were opened. 12 (AA)Then the rain [p]came upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.

13 On this very day (AB)Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark, 14 they and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after [q]their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind—every [r]fowl, every winged creature. 15 So they came to Noah into the ark, (AC)by twos of all flesh in which was the breath of life. 16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and Yahweh closed it behind him.

17 Then the flood [s]came upon the earth for (AD)forty days, and the water multiplied and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth. 18 And the water prevailed and multiplied greatly upon the earth, and the ark went on the [t]surface of the water. 19 And the water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered. 20 The water prevailed [u]fifteen cubits higher, (AE)and the mountains were covered. 21 (AF)And all flesh that [v]moved on the earth breathed its last, that is birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, as well as all mankind. 22 All (AG)in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life—of all that was on the dry land—died. 23 Thus He blotted out [w]every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the [x]sky, and they were blotted out from the earth; and only (AH)Noah remained, and those that were with him in the ark. 24 (AI)And the water prevailed upon the earth 150 days.

The Water Dries Up

8 Then (AJ)God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and (AK)God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water subsided. 2 Also (AL)the fountains of the deep and the [y]floodgates of the sky were closed, and (AM)the rain from the sky was restrained; 3 and the water receded from the earth, going forth and returning, and at the end (AN)of 150 days the water decreased. 4 In the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, (AO)the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat. 5 Now the water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

6 Then it happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the (AP)window of the ark which he had made; 7 and he sent out a raven, and it went out flying back and forth until the water was dried up [z]from the earth. 8 Then he sent out a dove from him, to see if the water was abated from the face of the land; 9 but the dove found no resting place for the sole of its foot, so it returned to him into the ark, for the water was on the [aa]surface of all the earth. Then he stretched out his hand and took it and brought it into the ark to himself. 10 Then he waited yet another seven days; and again he sent out the dove from the ark. 11 And the dove came to him toward [ab]evening, and behold, in its [ac]beak was a freshly picked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water was abated from the earth. 12 Then he waited yet another seven days and sent out (AQ)the dove; but it did not return to him again.

13 Now it happened in the (AR)six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the water was dried up [ad]from the earth. Then Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the [ae]surface of the ground was dried up. 14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry. 15 Then God spoke to Noah, saying, 16 “Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. 17 Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you, birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, that they may (AS)swarm on the earth, and that they may be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” 18 So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him. 19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out [af]by their families from the ark.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 6:9 Or having integrity; lit complete, perfect
  2. Genesis 6:10 Lit begot
  3. Genesis 6:14 Or pitch
  4. Genesis 6:15 Approx. 450 ft. long, 75 ft. wide, and 45 ft. high or 135 m, 23 m, and 14 m
  5. Genesis 6:16 Or roof
  6. Genesis 6:16 A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  7. Genesis 6:16 Lit above
  8. Genesis 7:2 Lit to
  9. Genesis 7:2 Lit seven seven
  10. Genesis 7:3 Lit heavens
  11. Genesis 7:3 Lit seven seven
  12. Genesis 7:6 Lit was
  13. Genesis 7:9 Lit two two
  14. Genesis 7:10 Lit were
  15. Genesis 7:11 Or windows of the heavens
  16. Genesis 7:12 Lit was
  17. Genesis 7:14 Lit its
  18. Genesis 7:14 Lit bird
  19. Genesis 7:17 Lit was
  20. Genesis 7:18 Lit face
  21. Genesis 7:20 Approx. 22.5 ft. or 6.75 m
  22. Genesis 7:21 Or crept
  23. Genesis 7:23 Lit all existence
  24. Genesis 7:23 Lit heavens
  25. Genesis 8:2 Or windows of the heavens
  26. Genesis 8:7 Lit from upon
  27. Genesis 8:9 Lit face
  28. Genesis 8:11 Lit the time of evening
  29. Genesis 8:11 Lit mouth
  30. Genesis 8:13 Lit from upon
  31. Genesis 8:13 Lit face
  32. Genesis 8:19 Or according to their kind
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Genesis 6:9-8:19
Common English Bible

9 These are Noah’s descendants. In his generation, Noah was a moral and exemplary man; he[a] walked with God. 10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 In God’s sight, the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence. 12 God saw that the earth was corrupt, because all creatures behaved corruptly on the earth.

13 God said to Noah, “The end has come for all creatures, since they have filled the earth with violence. I am now about to destroy them along with the earth, 14 so make a wooden ark.[b] Make the ark with nesting places and cover it inside and out with tar. 15 This is how you should make it: four hundred fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high. 16 Make a roof[c] for the ark and complete it one foot from the top.[d] Put a door in its side. In the hold below, make the second and third decks.

17 “I am now bringing the floodwaters over the earth to destroy everything under the sky that breathes. Everything on earth is about to take its last breath. 18 But I will set up my covenant with you. You will go into the ark together with your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives. 19 From all living things—from all creatures—you are to bring a pair, male and female, into the ark with you to keep them alive. 20 From each kind of bird, from each kind of livestock, and from each kind of everything that crawls on the ground—a pair from each will go in with you to stay alive. 21 Take some from every kind of food and stow it as food for you and for the animals.”

22 Noah did everything exactly as God commanded him.

7 The Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark with your whole household, because among this generation I’ve seen that you are a moral man. 2 From every clean animal, take seven pairs, a male and his mate; and from every unclean animal, take one pair, a male and his mate; 3 and from the birds in the sky as well, take seven pairs, male and female, so that their offspring will survive throughout the earth. 4 In seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will wipe off from the fertile land every living thing that I have made.”

5 Noah did everything the Lord commanded him.

6 Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters arrived on earth. 7 Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark to escape the floodwaters. 8 From the clean and unclean animals, from the birds and everything crawling on the ground, 9 two of each, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, just as God commanded Noah. 10 After seven days, the floodwaters arrived on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day—on that day all the springs of the deep sea erupted, and the windows in the skies opened. 12 It rained on the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 That same day Noah, with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah’s wife, and his sons’ three wives, went into the ark. 14 They and every kind of animal—every kind of livestock, every kind that crawls on the ground, every kind of bird[e]— 15 they came to Noah and entered the ark, two of every creature that breathes. 16 Male and female of every creature went in, just as God had commanded him. Then the Lord closed the door behind them.[f]

17 The flood remained on the earth for forty days. The waters rose, lifted the ark, and it rode high above the earth. 18 The waters rose and spread out over the earth. The ark floated on the surface of the waters. 19 The waters rose even higher over the earth; they covered all of the highest mountains under the sky. 20 The waters rose twenty-three feet high, covering the mountains. 21 Every creature took its last breath: the things crawling on the ground, birds, livestock, wild animals, everything swarming on the ground, and every human being. 22 Everything on dry land with life’s breath in its nostrils died. 23 God wiped away every living thing that was on the fertile land—from human beings to livestock to crawling things to birds in the sky. They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those with him in the ark were left. 24 The waters rose over the earth for one hundred fifty days.

8 God remembered Noah, all those alive, and all the animals with him in the ark. God sent a wind over the earth so that the waters receded. 2 The springs of the deep sea and the skies[g] closed up. The skies held back the rain. 3 The waters receded gradually from the earth. After one hundred fifty days, the waters decreased; 4 and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day, the ark came to rest on the Ararat mountains. 5 The waters decreased gradually until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the mountain peaks appeared.

6 After forty days, Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made. 7 He sent out a raven, and it flew back and forth until the waters over the entire earth had dried up. 8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters on all of the fertile land had subsided, 9 but the dove found no place to set its foot. It returned to him in the ark since waters still covered the entire earth. Noah stretched out his hand, took it, and brought it back into the ark. 10 He waited seven more days and sent the dove out from the ark again. 11 The dove came back to him in the evening, grasping a torn olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the waters were subsiding from the earth. 12 He waited seven more days and sent out the dove, but it didn’t come back to him again. 13 In Noah’s six hundred first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters dried up from the earth. Noah removed the ark’s hatch and saw that the surface of the fertile land had dried up. 14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day, the earth was dry.

15 God spoke to Noah, 16 “Go out of the ark, you and your wife, your sons, and your sons’ wives with you. 17 Bring out with you all the animals of every kind—birds, livestock, everything crawling on the ground—so that they may populate the earth, be fertile, and multiply on the earth.” 18 So Noah went out of the ark with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives. 19 All the animals, all the livestock,[h] all the birds, and everything crawling on the ground, came out of the ark by their families.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 6:9 Heb Noah
  2. Genesis 6:14 Or ark of gopher wood, an unknown species of tree
  3. Genesis 6:16 Or window
  4. Genesis 6:16 Heb uncertain
  5. Genesis 7:14 LXX; MT every bird, every winged thing
  6. Genesis 7:16 Heb lacks the door.
  7. Genesis 8:2 Or the windows of the skies
  8. Genesis 8:19 LXX; MT lacks all the livestock.
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