Genesis 7:9

The Great Flood · Genesis 7:1–24
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Translations

Modern
…came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.
Traditional
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
Literal
…two by two they came to Noah, to the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.
Latin
…duo et duo ingressa sunt ad Noë in arcam, masculus et femina, sicut præceperat Dominus Noë.

Original

Hebrew
English
…came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Noah Retribution Symbolic Numbers

Events

Parallels

2 Peter 3:1–7

People

Noah: Righteous man, built ark, survived flood

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genesis, Book of Land Mesopotamia Noah Patriarchs, Period of the The Flood

Topics

Animals: Two of Every Sort Preserved in the Ark Ark: Noah's: Animals Saved In