Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark. New Living Translation Two by two they came into the boat, representing every living thing that breathes. English Standard Version They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. Berean Standard Bible They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life. King James Bible And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. New King James Version And they went into the ark to Noah, two by two, of all flesh in which is the breath of life. New American Standard Bible So they went into the ark to Noah, by twos of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. NASB 1995 So they went into the ark to Noah, by twos of all flesh in which was the breath of life. NASB 1977 So they went into the ark to Noah, by twos of all flesh in which was the breath of life. Legacy Standard Bible So they came to Noah into the ark, by twos of all flesh in which was the breath of life. Amplified Bible So they went into the ark with Noah, two by two of all living beings in which there was the breath and spirit of life. Christian Standard Bible Two of every creature that has the breath of life in it came to Noah and entered the ark. Holman Christian Standard Bible Two of all flesh that has the breath of life in it entered the ark with Noah. American Standard Version And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. Contemporary English Version Noah took a male and a female of every living creature with him, English Revised Version And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. GOD'S WORD® Translation A pair of every living, breathing animal came to Noah to go into the ship. Good News Translation A male and a female of each kind of living being went into the boat with Noah, International Standard Version Two of each living creature entered the ark with Noah. Majority Standard Bible They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life. NET Bible Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life came into the ark to Noah. New Heart English Bible They went to Noah into the vessel, by pairs of all flesh with the breath of life in them. Webster's Bible Translation And they went in to Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, in which is the breath of life. World English Bible Pairs from all flesh with the breath of life in them went into the ship to Noah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they come to Noah, into the Ark, two by two of all the flesh in which [is] a living spirit; Young's Literal Translation And they come in unto Noah, unto the ark, two by two of all the flesh in which is a living spirit; Smith's Literal Translation And they shall go in to Noah to the ark, two from all flesh in which is the breath of life. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWent in to Noe into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein was the breath of life. Catholic Public Domain Version entered the ark to Noah, two by two out of all that is flesh, in which there was the breath of life. New American Bible Pairs of all creatures in which there was the breath of life came to Noah into the ark. New Revised Standard Version They went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey went with Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh in which there is the breath of life. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They entered with Noah by two into the ark, two of all flesh that had in them the SpiritBreath of life. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. Brenton Septuagint Translation went in to Noe into the ark, pairs, male and female of all flesh in which is the breath of life. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Floodwaters Arrive…14they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature. 15They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life. 16And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.… Cross References Genesis 6:19-20 And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. / Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive. Genesis 8:17 Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.” Genesis 1:24-25 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. / God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. Genesis 9:10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth—every living thing that came out of the ark. Genesis 9:15 I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Job 12:10 The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind. Psalm 36:6 Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast. Psalm 104:25-30 Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. / There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there. / All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. ... Isaiah 11:6-9 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ... Isaiah 54:9 “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. Ezekiel 14:14 then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD. Matthew 24:37-39 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Luke 17:26-27 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. Treasury of Scripture And they went in to Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. Genesis 6:20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. Jump to Previous Ark Breath Creatures Entered Flesh Life Noah Pairs Ship Spirit Twos WhereinJump to Next Ark Breath Creatures Entered Flesh Life Noah Pairs Ship Spirit Twos WhereinGenesis 7 1. Noah, his family and the living creatures enter the ark.6. The flood begins. 17. The increase of the flood for forty days. 21. All flesh is destroyed by it. 24. Its duration of 150 days. They came to Noah This phrase indicates a divinely orchestrated movement of the animals towards Noah. The Hebrew root for "came" is "בּוֹא" (bo), which often implies a purposeful arrival or entrance. This suggests that the animals' approach was not random but guided by God's sovereign will. Historically, this reflects the belief in God's control over creation, emphasizing His authority and the obedience of all creatures to His command. to enter the ark two by two of every creature with the breath of life Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Noah נֹ֖חַ (nō·aḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5146: Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood to enter אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the ark, הַתֵּבָ֑ה (hat·tê·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8392: A box, chest two שְׁנַ֤יִם (šə·na·yim) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) by two שְׁנַ֙יִם֙ (šə·na·yim) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) of every מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every creature הַבָּשָׂ֔ר (hab·bā·śār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man with אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the breath ר֥וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of life. חַיִּֽים׃ (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Links Genesis 7:15 NIVGenesis 7:15 NLT Genesis 7:15 ESV Genesis 7:15 NASB Genesis 7:15 KJV Genesis 7:15 BibleApps.com Genesis 7:15 Biblia Paralela Genesis 7:15 Chinese Bible Genesis 7:15 French Bible Genesis 7:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 7:15 They went to Noah into the ship (Gen. 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