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Genesis 7:15-17
New English Translation
Genesis 7:15-17
New English Translation
15 Pairs[a] of all creatures[b] that have the breath of life came into the ark to Noah. 16 Those that entered were male and female,[c] just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.
17 The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth.
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- Genesis 7:15 tn Heb “two two” meaning “in twos.”
- Genesis 7:15 tn Heb “flesh.”
- Genesis 7:16 tn Heb “Those that went in, male and female from all flesh they went in.”
Genesis 7:15-17
New International Version
Genesis 7:15-17
New International Version
15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark.(A) 16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah.(B) Then the Lord shut him in.
17 For forty days(C) the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.
Genesis 7:15-17
King James Version
Genesis 7:15-17
King James Version
15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.
17 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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