Genesis 8 · Verse 19

Genesis 8:19

Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
Genesis 8:19, King James Version

Genesis 8:19 in other translations

BSBEvery living creature, every creeping thing, and every bird—everything that moves upon the earth—came out of the ark, kind by kind.
WEBEvery animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatever moves on the earth, after their families, went out of the ship.
ASVevery beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families, went forth out of the ark.
YLTevery beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl; every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark.
DARBYAll the animals, all the creeping things, and all the fowl — everything that moves on the earth, after their kinds, went out of the ark.
BBEAnd every beast and bird and every living thing of every sort which goes on the earth, went out of the ark.
WebsterEvery beast, every creeping animal, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went out of the ark.

What does Genesis 8:19 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 8:13-19

God consults our benefit, rather than our desires; he knows what is good for us better than we do for ourselves, and how long it is fit our restraints should continue, and desired mercies should be delayed. We would go out of the ark before the ground is dried; and perhaps, if the door, is shut, are ready to thrust off the covering, and to climb up some other way; but God's time of showing mercy is the best time. As…

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Genesis 8:19 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.

כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הַֽחַיָּ֗הha.chai.Yah<the> animalH2416
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הָרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙ha.Re.mes<the> creeping thingH7431
וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
הָע֔וֹףha.'of<the> birdH5775
כֹּ֖לkoleveryH3605
רוֹמֵ֣שׂro.Mescreeping [thing]H7430
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םle.mish.pe.Cho.tei.Hemto families theirH4940
יָצְא֖וּya.tze.'Uthey went outH3318
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַתֵּבָֽה\׃ha.te.Vahthe arkH8392

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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Context

  • Genesis 8:18

    And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:

  • Genesis 8:19

    Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

  • Genesis 8:20

    And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

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Genesis 8:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Todos los animales, y todo reptil y toda ave, todo lo que se mueve sobre la tierra según sus especies, salieron del arca.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tout animal, tout reptile et tout oiseau, tout ce qui se meut sur la terre, selon leurs espèces, sortirent de l’arche.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Alles Getier, alles Gewürm und alles Gevögel, alles was sich auf der Erde regt, nach ihren Arten, gingen aus der Arche.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sed et omnia animantia, jumenta, et reptilia quæ reptant super terram, secundum genus suum, egressa sunt de arca.