Genesis 7:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 7:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 7:16 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 7:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; then Yahweh shut him in.”

Genesis 7:16 — World English Bible

Genesis 7:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him: and Jehovah shut him in. ”

Genesis 7:16 — American Standard Version

Genesis 7:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they that are coming in, male and female of all flesh, have come in as God hath commanded him, and Jehovah doth close <FI>it<Fi> for him.”

Genesis 7:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 7:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they that came, came male and female of all flesh, asGod had commanded him. And Jehovah shut him in. ”

Genesis 7:16 — Darby Translation

Genesis 7:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they entring in, came male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.”

Genesis 7:16 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 7:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And those entering, male and female from all flesh, they entered as God had commanded him; and the Lord shut in behind him.”

Genesis 7:16 — The Living Sword

Genesis 7:16 in Context — Genesis 7

14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

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.

18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

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What Does Genesis 7:16 Mean?

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