Focused Passage

Genesis 7:11-16

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

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11In 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.

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

13On 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—

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.

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Verse 11

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Inבִּשְׁנַ֨תH8141Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructthe sixשֵׁשׁ־H8337Number - feminine singular constructhundredthמֵא֤וֹתH3967Number - feminine pluralyearשָׁנָה֙H8141Noun - feminine singularof Noah’sנֹ֔חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singularlifeלְחַיֵּי־H2416Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructon the seventeenthבְּשִׁבְעָֽה־H7651Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular-עָשָׂ֥רH6240Number - masculine singulardayי֖וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singular-לַחֹ֑דֶשׁH2320Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularof the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יH8145Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularmonthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙H2320Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular-הַזֶּ֗הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular-בַּיּ֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularallכָּֽל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe fountainsמַעְיְנֹת֙H4599Noun - masculine plural constructof the greatרַבָּ֔הH7227Adjective - feminine singulardeepתְּה֣וֹםH8415Noun - common singularburst forthנִבְקְעוּ֙H1234Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluraland the floodgatesוַאֲרֻבֹּ֥תH699Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructof the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםH8064Article | Noun - masculine pluralwere openedנִפְתָּֽחוּ׃H6605Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Verse 12

Original words

And the rainהַגֶּ֖שֶׁםH1653Article | Noun - masculine singularfellוַֽיְהִ֥יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularuponעַל־H5921Prepositionthe earthהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularfor fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣יםH705Number - common pluraldaysי֔וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularand fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםH705Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluralnightsלָֽיְלָה׃H3915Noun - masculine singular
Verse 13

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On that veryבְּעֶ֨צֶםH6106Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructdayהַיּ֤וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .הַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularNoahנֹ֔חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singularenteredבָּ֣אH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe arkהַתֵּבָֽה׃H8392Article | Noun - feminine singular[along with his] sonsבְּנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .נֹ֑חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singularShemוְשֵׁם־H8035Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularHamוְחָ֥םH2526Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Japhethוָיֶ֖פֶתH3315Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand [his]נֹ֗חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singularwifeוְאֵ֣שֶׁתH802Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructand the threeוּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתH7969Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular constructwivesנְשֵֽׁי־H802Noun - feminine plural constructof his sonsבָנָ֛יוH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular-אִתָּ֖םH854Preposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 14

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theyהֵ֜מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine plural. . .וְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructandוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructeveryוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructkind ofלְמִינָ֗הּH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularwild animalהַֽחַיָּ֣הH2416Article | Noun - feminine singularlivestockהַבְּהֵמָה֙H929Article | Noun - feminine singular-לְמִינָ֔הּH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularcrawling creatureהָרֶ֛מֶשׂH7431Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .הָרֹמֵ֥שׂH7430Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .עַל־H5921Preposition. . .הָאָ֖רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular-לְמִינֵ֑הוּH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct-כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-לְמִינֵ֔הוּH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularbirdהָע֣וֹףH5775Article | Noun - masculine singularandכֹּ֖לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructwinged creatureצִפּ֥וֹרH6833Noun - common singular construct-כָּנָֽף׃H3671Noun - feminine singular
Verse 15

Original words

They cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413PrepositionNoahנֹ֖חַH5146Noun - proper - masculine singularto enterאֶל־H413Prepositionthe arkהַתֵּבָ֑הH8392Article | Noun - feminine singulartwoשְׁנַ֤יִםH8147Number - mdby twoשְׁנַ֙יִם֙H8147Number - mdof everyמִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructcreatureהַבָּשָׂ֔רH1320Article | Noun - masculine singularwithאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relative-בּ֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularthe breathר֥וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof lifeחַיִּֽים׃H2416Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

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

Original words

And they enteredוְהַבָּאִ֗יםH935Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural. . .בָּ֔אוּH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe maleזָכָ֨רH2145Noun - masculine singularand femaleוּנְקֵבָ֤הH5347Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularof everyמִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructliving thingבָּשָׂר֙H1320Noun - masculine singularasכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeGodאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Noun - masculine pluralhad commandedצִוָּ֥הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular[Noah]אֹת֖וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularThen the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .בַּֽעֲדֽוֹ׃H1157Preposition | third person masculine singularshut him inוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רH5462Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

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