Genesis 7 · Verse 13

Genesis 7:13

In 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;
Genesis 7:13, King James Version

Genesis 7:13 in other translations

BSBOn 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—
WEBIn the 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, entered into the ship—
ASVIn 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;
YLTIn this self-same day went in Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, sons of Noah, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, unto the ark;
DARBYOn the same day went 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;
BBEOn the same day Noah, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, his sons, and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark;
WebsterIn the same 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.

What does Genesis 7:13 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 7:13-16
The ravenous creatures were made mild and manageable; yet, when this occasion was over, they were of the same kind as before; for the ark did not alter their natures. Hypocrites in the church, who outwardly conform to the laws of that ark, are yet unchanged; and it will appear, one time or other, what kind they are after. God continued his care of Noah. God shut the door, to secure him and keep him safe in the ark; also to keep all others for ever out. In what manner this was done, God has not been pleased to make known. There is much of our gospel duty and privilege to be seen in Noah's safety in the ark. The apostle makes it a type of christian baptism, 1Pe 3:20, 21. Observe then, it is our great duty, in obedience to the gospel call, by a lively faith in Christ, to come into that way of salvation which God has provided for poor sinners. Those that come into the ark, should bring as many as they can with them, by good instructions, by persuasions, and by good examples. There is room enough in Christ for all comers. God put Adam into paradise, but did not shut him in, so he threw himself out; but when God put Noah into the ark, and so when he brings a soul to Christ, the salvation is sure: it is not in our own keeping, but in the Mediator's hand. But the door of mercy will shortly be shut against those that now make light of it. Knock now, and it shall be opened, Lu 13:25.

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Genesis 7:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּעֶ֨צֶםbe.'E.tzemon [the] substance ofH6106
הַיּ֤וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
בָּ֣אba'he wentH935
נֹ֔חַNo.achNoahH5146
וְשֵׁם\־ve.shem-and ShemH8035
וְחָ֥םve.Chamand HamH2526
וָיֶ֖פֶתva.Ye.fetand JaphethH3315
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
נֹ֑חַNo.achNoahH5146
וְאֵ֣שֶׁתve.'E.shetand [the] wife ofH802
נֹ֗חַNo.achNoahH5146
וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetand [the] threeH7969
נְשֵֽׁי\־ne.shei-[the] wives ofH802
בָנָ֛יוva.Navsons hisH1121
אִתָּ֖ם'i.Tamwith themH854
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הַתֵּבָֽה\׃ha.te.Vahthe arkH8392

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Cross references for Genesis 7:13

  • Genesis 7:1

    And 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.

  • Genesis 6:18

    But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

  • Genesis 7:7-9

    And 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. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:4-28

    Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. …

  • Hebrews 11:7

    By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

  • Genesis 10:21

    Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

  • Genesis 5:32

    And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

  • Genesis 6:10

    And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

  • 2 Peter 2:5

    And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  • Genesis 10:6

    And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

  • Genesis 10:1-2

    Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

  • Genesis 9:18-19

    And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
day.
1,7-9; 6:18; Heb 11:7; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 2:5
and Shem.
5:32; 6:10; 9:18,19; 10:1,2,6,21; 1Ch 1:4-28

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Context

  • Genesis 7:12

    And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

  • Genesis 7:13

    In 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;

  • 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.

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Genesis 7:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En este mismo día entró Noé, y Sem y Châm y Japhet, hijos de Noé, la mujer de Noé, y las tres mujeres de sus hijos con él en el arca;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		En ce même jour-là, Noé, et Sem et Cham et Japheth, fils de Noé, et la femme de Noé, et les trois femmes de ses fils avec eux, entrèrent dans l’arche,
German
Elberfelder 1871		An ebendemselben Tage gingen Noah und Sem und Ham und Japhet, die Söhne Noahs, und das Weib Noahs und die drei Weiber seiner Söhne mit ihnen in die Arche:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In articulo diei illius ingressus est Noë, et Sem, et Cham, et Japheth filii ejus; uxor illius, et tres uxores filiorum ejus cum eis in arcam: