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Book of Genesis, Chapter 7

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Chapter 7 of Genesis—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ After that Jehovah said to Noah: “Go, you and all your household,1 into the ark, because you are the one I have seen to be righteous before me among this generation.2
  2. Of every clean beast you must take to yourself by sevens,[a] the sire and its mate;[b]3 and of every beast that is not clean just two, the sire and its mate;
  3. also of the flying creatures of the heavens by sevens, male and female,4 to preserve offspring[c] alive on the surface of the entire earth.5
  4. For in just seven days more I am making it rain6 upon the earth forty days and forty nights;7 and I will wipe every existing thing that I have made off the surface of the ground.”8
  5. And Noah proceeded to do according to all that Jehovah had commanded him.
  6. ¶ And Noah was six hundred years old when the deluge[d] of waters occurred on the earth.9
  7. So Noah went in, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark ahead of the waters of the deluge.[e]10
  8. Of every clean beast and of every beast that is not clean and of the flying creatures and everything that moves on the ground,11
  9. they went in by twos to Noah inside the ark, male and female, just as God[f] had commanded Noah.
  10. And seven days later it turned out that the waters of the deluge[g] came upon the earth.
  11. ¶ In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month,[h] on the seventeenth day of the month, on this day all the springs of the vast watery deep[i] were broken open and the floodgates[j] of the heavens were opened.12
  12. And the downpour upon the earth went on for forty days and forty nights.13
  13. On this very day Noah went in, and Shem and Ham and Jaʹpheth, Noah’s sons,14 and the wife of Noah and the three wives of his sons with him, into the ark;15
  14. they and every wild beast according to its kind,16 and every domestic animal according to its kind, and every moving animal that moves on the earth according to its kind,17 and every flying creature according to its kind,18 every bird, every winged creature.19
  15. And they kept going to Noah inside the ark, two by two, of every sort of flesh in which the force of life was active.[k]20
  16. And those going in, male and female of every sort of flesh, went in, just as God had commanded him. After that Jehovah shut the door behind him.21
  17. ¶ And the deluge[l] went on for forty days upon the earth, and the waters kept increasing and began carrying the ark and it was floating high above the earth.
  18. And the waters became overwhelming and kept increasing greatly upon the earth, but the ark kept going on the surface of the waters.22
  19. And the waters overwhelmed the earth so greatly that all the tall mountains that were under the whole heavens came to be covered.23
  20. Up to fifteen cubits the waters overwhelmed them and the mountains became covered.24
  21. ¶ So all flesh that was moving upon the earth expired,25 among the flying creatures and among the domestic animals and among the wild beasts and among all the swarms that were swarming upon the earth, and all mankind.26
  22. Everything in which the breath of the force of life was active[m] in its nostrils, namely, all that were on the dry ground, died.27
  23. Thus he wiped out every existing thing that was on the surface of the ground, from man to beast, to moving animal and to flying creature of the heavens, and they were wiped off the earth;28 and only Noah and those who were with him in the ark kept on surviving.29
  24. And the waters continued overwhelming the earth a hundred and fifty days.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit., “seven seven.”
  2. ^ Lit., “a man and his wife.”
  3. ^ Lit., “seed.”
  4. ^ Or, “heavenly ocean.” See vs 17 ftn; 6:17 ftn, “Deluge”; Ps 29:10 ftn.
  5. ^ See vs 6 ftn.
  6. ^ “God,” MLXXSy; SamTJ,OVgmss, “Jehovah.” This is an instance where mss of Vg lend support to the use of the divine name. See BHK and BHS ftns on Ge 7:9; App 1A, 1D.
  7. ^ See vs 6 ftn.
  8. ^ “Second month.” Following the Exodus from Egypt, when Jehovah gave the Israelites the sacred calendar, this became the eighth month, known as Bul, corresponding to the latter half of October and first half of November. See App 8B.
  9. ^ “Watery deep.” Or, “surging waters; water canopy.” Heb., tehohmʹ; LXX, “the abyss”; Vg, “the great abyss.” See 1:2 ftn, “Deep.” According to 1:7 these must have been “the waters that should be above the expanse.” Compare 6:17 ftn, “Deluge.”
  10. ^ Lit., “the windows.” LXX, “the cataracts.”
  11. ^ See 6:17 ftn, “Active.”
  12. ^ Or, “heavenly ocean.” See 6:17 ftn, “Deluge.”
  13. ^ See 6:17 ftn, “Active.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Pr 11:21; 2Pe 2:5
  2. ^ Ps 91:14; 101:6; Ml 3:18; Heb 10:38; 1Pe 3:12; 2Pe 2:9
  3. ^ Le 11:3; De 14:4
  4. ^ Ge 8:19
  5. ^ Ge 7:23
  6. ^ Ge 2:5; Jb 37:6
  7. ^ Ge 7:12
  8. ^ Ge 2:19; 6:7, 17
  9. ^ Ge 8:13
  10. ^ Lu 17:27; Heb 11:7
  11. ^ Ge 6:20
  12. ^ Ge 1:7; 8:2
  13. ^ 1Ki 19:8
  14. ^ Ge 9:18; 1Ch 1:4
  15. ^ Ge 6:18; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 2:5
  16. ^ Ge 1:24
  17. ^ Ge 6:7
  18. ^ Le 11:14
  19. ^ Ge 9:10
  20. ^ Ge 6:17; Ps 146:4; Ec 3:19
  21. ^ Is 26:20
  22. ^ Ps 69:15
  23. ^ Jb 12:15; 2Pe 3:6
  24. ^ Ps 104:6
  25. ^ Ge 6:17
  26. ^ Lu 17:27
  27. ^ Ge 6:17; 7:15; Jb 27:3; Ec 3:19; Is 42:5
  28. ^ Ge 6:7
  29. ^ Pr 2:21; Mt 24:37; 1Pe 3:20; 2Pe 2:9; 3:6

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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