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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
New Living Translation

The Story of Noah

9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. 10 Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence. 12 God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt. 13 So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth!

14 “Build a large boat[a] from cypress wood[b] and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. 15 Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.[c] 16 Leave an 18-inch opening[d] below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper.

17 “Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die. 18 But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives. 19 Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood. 20 Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive. 21 And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals.”

22 So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.

The Flood Covers the Earth

7 When everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous. 2 Take with you seven pairs—male and female—of each animal I have approved for eating and for sacrifice,[e] and take one pair of each of the others. 3 Also take seven pairs of every kind of bird. There must be a male and a female in each pair to ensure that all life will survive on the earth after the flood. 4 Seven days from now I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created.”

5 So Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him.

6 Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth. 7 He went on board the boat to escape the flood—he and his wife and his sons and their wives. 8 With them were all the various kinds of animals—those approved for eating and for sacrifice and those that were not—along with all the birds and the small animals that scurry along the ground. 9 They entered the boat in pairs, male and female, just as God had commanded Noah. 10 After seven days, the waters of the flood came and covered the earth.

11 When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky. 12 The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nights.

13 That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives. 14 With them in the boat were pairs of every kind of animal—domestic and wild, large and small—along with birds of every kind. 15 Two by two they came into the boat, representing every living thing that breathes. 16 A male and female of each kind entered, just as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord closed the door behind them.

17 For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth. 18 As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface. 19 Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth, 20 rising more than twenty-two feet[f] above the highest peaks. 21 All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people. 22 Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died. 23 God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat. 24 And the floodwaters covered the earth for 150 days.

The Flood Recedes

8 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede. 2 The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped. 3 So the floodwaters gradually receded from the earth. After 150 days, 4 exactly five months from the time the flood began,[g] the boat came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5 Two and a half months later,[h] as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks became visible.

6 After another forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the boat 7 and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up. 8 He also released a dove to see if the water had receded and it could find dry ground. 9 But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside. 10 After waiting another seven days, Noah released the dove again. 11 This time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the floodwaters were almost gone. 12 He waited another seven days and then released the dove again. This time it did not come back.

13 Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began,[i] the floodwaters had almost dried up from the earth. Noah lifted back the covering of the boat and saw that the surface of the ground was drying. 14 Two more months went by,[j] and at last the earth was dry!

15 Then God said to Noah, 16 “Leave the boat, all of you—you and your wife, and your sons and their wives. 17 Release all the animals—the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth.”

18 So Noah, his wife, and his sons and their wives left the boat. 19 And all of the large and small animals and birds came out of the boat, pair by pair.

Footnotes

  1. 6:14a Traditionally rendered an ark.
  2. 6:14b Or gopher wood.
  3. 6:15 Hebrew 300 cubits [138 meters] long, 50 cubits [23 meters] wide, and 30 cubits [13.8 meters] high.
  4. 6:16 Hebrew an opening of 1 cubit [46 centimeters].
  5. 7:2 Hebrew of each clean animal; similarly in 7:8.
  6. 7:20 Hebrew 15 cubits [6.9 meters].
  7. 8:4 Hebrew on the seventeenth day of the seventh month; see 7:11.
  8. 8:5 Hebrew On the first day of the tenth month; see 7:11 and note on 8:4.
  9. 8:13 Hebrew On the first day of the first month; see 7:11.
  10. 8:14 Hebrew The twenty-seventh day of the second month arrived; see note on 8:13.
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