Focused Passage

Genesis 7:11-16

God Brings the Flood in Judgment and Preserves Noah in the Ark

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11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

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

13 On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—

14 they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature.

15 They came to Noah to enter the ark, two by two of every creature with the breath of life.

16 And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.

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Verse 11

Original words

In בִּשְׁנַ֨ת H8141 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct the six שֵׁשׁ־ H8337 Number - feminine singular construct hundredth מֵא֤וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural year שָׁנָה֙ H8141 Noun - feminine singular of Noah’s נֹ֔חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular life לְחַיֵּי־ H2416 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct on the seventeenth בְּשִׁבְעָֽה־ H7651 Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular - עָשָׂ֥ר H6240 Number - masculine singular day י֖וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular - לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ H2320 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular of the second הַשֵּׁנִ֔י H8145 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular month בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ H2320 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular - הַזֶּ֗ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular - בַּיּ֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular all כָּֽל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the fountains מַעְיְנֹת֙ H4599 Noun - masculine plural construct of the great רַבָּ֔ה H7227 Adjective - feminine singular deep תְּה֣וֹם H8415 Noun - common singular burst forth נִבְקְעוּ֙ H1234 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural and the floodgates וַאֲרֻבֹּ֥ת H699 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct of the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural were opened נִפְתָּֽחוּ׃ H6605 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Verse 12

Original words

And the rain הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם H1653 Article | Noun - masculine singular fell וַֽיְהִ֥י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular upon עַל־ H5921 Preposition the earth הָאָ֑רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular for forty אַרְבָּעִ֣ים H705 Number - common plural days י֔וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular and forty וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים H705 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural nights לָֽיְלָה׃ H3915 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

On that very בְּעֶ֨צֶם H6106 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct day הַיּ֤וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . הַזֶּה֙ H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Noah נֹ֔חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular entered בָּ֣א H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the ark הַתֵּבָֽה׃ H8392 Article | Noun - feminine singular [along with his] sons בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . נֹ֑חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular Shem וְשֵׁם־ H8035 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ham וְחָ֥ם H2526 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Japheth וָיֶ֖פֶת H3315 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and [his] נֹ֗חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular wife וְאֵ֣שֶׁת H802 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct and the three וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת H7969 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct wives נְשֵֽׁי־ H802 Noun - feminine plural construct of his sons בָנָ֛יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular - אִתָּ֖ם H854 Preposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 14

Original words

they הֵ֜מָּה H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural . . . וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct and וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct every וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct kind of לְמִינָ֗הּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular wild animal הַֽחַיָּ֣ה H2416 Article | Noun - feminine singular livestock הַבְּהֵמָה֙ H929 Article | Noun - feminine singular - לְמִינָ֔הּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular crawling creature הָרֶ֛מֶשׂ H7431 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ H7430 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition . . . הָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular - לְמִינֵ֑הוּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct - כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct - לְמִינֵ֔הוּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular bird הָע֣וֹף H5775 Article | Noun - masculine singular and כֹּ֖ל H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct winged creature צִפּ֥וֹר H6833 Noun - common singular construct - כָּנָֽף׃ H3671 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 15

Original words

They came וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Noah נֹ֖חַ H5146 Noun - proper - masculine singular to enter אֶל־ H413 Preposition the ark הַתֵּבָ֑ה H8392 Article | Noun - feminine singular two שְׁנַ֤יִם H8147 Number - md by two שְׁנַ֙יִם֙ H8147 Number - md of every מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct creature הַבָּשָׂ֔ר H1320 Article | Noun - masculine singular with אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative - בּ֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular the breath ר֥וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular construct of life חַיִּֽים׃ H2416 Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Literally of all flesh; similarly in verses 16 and 21
Verse 16

Original words

And they entered וְהַבָּאִ֗ים H935 Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural . . . בָּ֔אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural the male זָכָ֨ר H2145 Noun - masculine singular and female וּנְקֵבָ֤ה H5347 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular of every מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct living thing בָּשָׂר֙ H1320 Noun - masculine singular as כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative God אֱלֹהִ֑ים H430 Noun - masculine plural had commanded צִוָּ֥ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular [Noah] אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Then the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . בַּֽעֲדֽוֹ׃ H1157 Preposition | third person masculine singular shut him in וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר H5462 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

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