1 A nd the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

And the Lord said to Noah, Come with all your household into the ark, for I have seen you to be righteous (upright and in right standing) before Me in this generation.

2 O f every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

Of every clean beast you shall receive and take with you seven pairs, the male and his mate, and of beasts that are not clean a pair of each kind, the male and his mate,

3 O f fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

Also of the birds of the air seven pairs, the male and the female, to keep seed alive over all the earth or land.

4 F or yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

For in seven days I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living substance and thing that I have made I will destroy, blot out, and wipe away from the face of the earth.

5 A nd Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.

And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.

6 A nd Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Noah was 600 years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth or land.

7 A nd Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.

8 O f clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

Of clean animals and of animals that are not clean, and of birds and fowls, and of everything that creeps on the ground,

9 t here went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

There went in two and two with Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

10 A nd it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

And after the seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth or land.

11 I n the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

In the year 600 of Noah’s life, in the seventeenth day of the second month, that same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up and burst forth, and the windows and floodgates of the heavens were opened.

12 A nd the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

And it rained upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 I n the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

On the very same day Noah and Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the ark,

14 t hey, 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.

They and every beast according to its kind, all the livestock according to their kinds, every moving thing that creeps on the land according to its kind, and every fowl according to its kind, every winged thing of every sort.

15 A nd they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

And they went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there were the breath and spirit of life.

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

And they that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded; and the Lord shut him in and closed round about him.

17 A nd 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.

The flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased and bore up the ark, and it was lifted above the land.

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

And the waters became mighty and increased greatly upon the land, and the ark went upon the surface of the waters.

19 A nd the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

And the waters prevailed so exceedingly and were so mighty upon the earth that all the high hills under the whole sky were covered.

20 F ifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

the waters became fifteen cubits higher, as the high hills were covered.

21 A nd all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

And all flesh ceased to breathe that moved upon the earth—fowls and birds, animals, beasts, all swarming and creeping things that swarm and creep upon the land, and all mankind.

22 a ll in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils were the breath and spirit of life died.

23 A nd every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

God destroyed (blotted out) every living thing that was upon the face of the earth; man and animals and the creeping things and the birds of the heavens were destroyed (blotted out) from the land. Only Noah remained alive, and those who were with him in the ark.

24 A nd the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

And the waters prevailed upon the earth or land 150 days (five months).