Genesis 7

1And the Lord said to him: Go in thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee I have seen just before me in this generation.

2Of all clean beasts take seven and seven, the male and female.

3But of the beasts that are unclean two and two, the male and female. Of the fowls also of the air seven and seven, the male and the female: that seed may be saved upon the face of the whole earth.

4For yet a while, and after seven days, I will rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and I will destroy every substance that I have made, from the face of the earth.

5And Noe did all things which the Lord had commanded him.

6And he was six hundred years old, when the waters of the flood overflowed the earth.

7And Noe went in, and his sons, his wife and the wives of his sons with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

8And of the beasts clean and unclean, and of fowls, and of every thing that moveth upon the earth,

9Two and two went in to Noe into the ark, male and female: as the Lord had commanded Noe.

10And after seven days were passed, the waters of the flood overflowed the earth.

11In the six hundreth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the flood gates of heaven were opened:

12And the rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

13In the selfsame day, Noe, and Sem, and Cham, and Japheth his sons: his wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the ark:

14They and every beast according to its kind, and all the cattle in their kind, and every thing that moveth upon the earth according to its kind, and every fowl according to its kind, and every fowl according to its kind, all birds, and all that fly,

15Went in to Noe into the ark, two and two, of all flesh wherein was the breath of life.

16And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in on the outside.

17And the flood was forty days upon the earth, and the waters increased, and lifted up the ark on high from earth.

18For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon the waters.

19And the waters prevailed beyond measure upon the earth: and all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered.

20The water was fifteen cubits higher than the mountains which it covered.

21And all flesh was destroyed that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beasts, and of all creeping things that creep upon the earth: and all men.

22And all things wherein there is the breath of life on the earth, died.

23And he destroyed all the substance that was upon the earth, from man to beast, and the creeping things and fowls of the air: and they were destroyed from the earth. And Noe only remained, and they that were with him in the ark.

24And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

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Genesis 7

CHAPTER 7

1Also the Lord said to Noah, Enter thou and all thine house into the ship, for I saw thee alone were just before me in this generation.

2Of all clean living beasts, thou shalt take by seven and by seven, male and female; forsooth of unclean living beasts, thou shalt take by twain and by twain [or two and two], male and female;

3and also of [the] volatiles [or fowls] of heaven, thou shalt take, by seven and by seven, male and female, that their seed be saved on the face of all earth.

4For yet and after seven days, I shall rain on [the] earth forty days and forty nights, and I shall do away all substance which I made, from the face of [the] earth.

5Therefore Noah did all things which the Lord commanded to him.

6And he was of six hundred years, when the waters of the great flood flowed on [the] earth.

7And Noah entered into the ship, and his sons, and his wife, and the wives of his sons, entered with him, for the waters of the great flood.

8And of living beasts clean and unclean, and of [the] birds of heaven, and of each beast which is moved on [the] earth,

9by twain and by twain [or two and two], male and female entered to Noah into the ship, as the Lord commanded to Noah.

10And when seven days had passed, the waters of the great flood flowed on [the] earth.

11In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the wells of the great sea were broken, and the windows of heaven were opened,

12and rain was made on the earth forty days and forty nights.

13In the end of that day Noah entered, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, his sons, and his wife, and the [three] wives of his sons, entered with them into the ship.

14They entered, and each beast by his kind, and all work beasts in their kind, and each beast which is moved on [the] earth in his kind, and each volatile by his kind; all birds and all volatiles [or fowls],

15entered to Noah into the ship, by twain and by twain [or two and two] of each flesh in which the spirit of life was.

16And those that entered, entered male and female of each flesh, as God commanded to him. And the Lord enclosed him from withoutforth.

17And the great flood was made forty days and forty nights on [the] earth, and the waters were multiplied, and raised the ship on high from the earth.

18The waters flowed greatly, and filled all things in the face of the earth. Forsooth the ship was borne on the waters.

19And the waters had mastery greatly on [the] earth, and all [the] high hills under all of heaven were covered;

20the water was higher, by fifteen cubits, over the hills which it covered.

21And each flesh was wasted that moved on [the] earth, of birds, of living beasts, of unreasonable beasts, and of all reptiles or all creeping beasts that creep on [the] earth.

22All men, and all things in which the breathing of life was in [the] earth, were dead.

23And God did away all the substance that was on [the] earth, from man till to beast, as well a creeping beast, as the birds of heaven; and those [or they] were done away from [the] earth. Forsooth Noah dwelled alone, and they that were with him in the ship.

24And the waters of the great flood over-went the earth an hundred and fifty days.

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