GEN 7:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ τὰ εἰσπορευόμενα ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἀπὸ πάσης σαρκὸς εἰσῆλθε, καθὰ ἐνετείλατο ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Νῶε· καὶ ἔκλεισε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τὴν κιβωτὸν ἔξωθεν αὐτοῦ.
(Kai ta eisporeuomena arsen kai thaʸlu apo pasaʸs sarkos eisaʸlthe, katha eneteilato ho Theos tōi Nōe; kai ekleise Kurios ho Theos taʸn kibōton exōthen autou. )

BrTr And they that entered went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded Noe, and the Lord God shut the ark outside of him.

ULT And those that went in were male and female from all flesh; they went in just as God had commanded him. Then Yahweh shut him in.

UST The animals that went into the boat were male and female pairs from every kind of living thing, which was exactly what God had commanded Noah to take along. Then after they were all inside, Yahweh closed the door of the boat behind them.

BSB And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.

OEB They went in, male and female, as God had commanded Noah; and the Lord shut Noah in the ark.

WEBBE Those who went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; then the LORD shut him in.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.

LSV and they that are coming in, male and female of all flesh, have come in as God has commanded him, and YHWH closes [it] for him.

FBV A male and a female of every creature entered, as God had told Noah. Then the Lord shut the door behind him.

T4T There was a male and a female of each animal that came to Noah, just as God had said they would do. After they were all in the boat, God shut the door.

LEB And those that came, male and female, of every living thing, came as God had commanded him. And Yahweh shut the door behind him.

BBE Male and female of all flesh went in, as God had said, and the ark was shut by the Lord.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.

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

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

YLT and they that are coming in, male and female of all flesh, have come in as God hath commanded him, and Jehovah doth close [it] for him.

Drby And they that came, came male and female of all flesh, as [fn]God had commanded him. And Jehovah shut him in.

7.16 Elohim

RV And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

SLT And they going in, went in male and female from all flesh according to which God commanded him: and Jehovah shut him within.

Wbstr And they that entered, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

KJB-1769 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

KJB-1611 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commaunded him: and the LORD shut him in.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And they entryng in, came male and female of all fleshe, as God had commaunded him: and God shut hym in rounde about.
(And they entering in, came male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and God shut him in round about.)

Gnva And they entring in, came male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.
(And they entering in, came male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in. )

Cvdl And these were the male & the female of all maner of flesh, and wente in, acordinge as God commauded him. And the LORDE shut (the dore) vpon him.
(And these were the male and the female of all manner of flesh, and went in, according as God commanded him. And the LORD shut (the door) upon him.)

Wycl And tho that entriden, entriden male and female of ech fleisch, as God comaundide to hym. And the Lord encloside hym fro with out-forth.
(And those that entered, entered male and female of each flesh, as God commanded to him. And the Lord encloside him from with out-forth.)

Luth und das waren Männlein und Fräulein von allerlei Fleisch und gingen hinein, wie denn GOtt ihm geboten hatte. Und der HErr schloß hinter ihm zu.
(and the were Männlein and Fräulein from all_sorts_of_things flesh and went into/inside, as/like because/than God him offered had. And the/of_the LORD schloß behind him zu.)

ClVg Et quæ ingressa sunt, masculus et femina ex omni carne introierunt, sicut præceperat ei Deus: et inclusit eum Dominus deforis.
(And which ingressa are, masculus and femina from all flesh/meat introierunt, like had_ordered to_him God: and inclusit him Master deforis. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וְ⁠הַ⁠בָּאִ֗ים

and,the,entered

Consider whether it is better in your language to use went or “came” here. Also consider again how you translated went in verses 7, 9, 13, and 15. Alternate translation: [The pairs that came into the ark] or [Those animals]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מִ⁠כָּל־בָּשָׂר֙

from=all flesh/meat

See how you translated all flesh in verse [7:15](../7/15.md). Alternate translation: [of every kind of creature] or [of every kind of living thing]

בָּ֔אוּ כַּֽ⁠אֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה אֹת֖⁠וֹ אֱלֹהִ֑ים

they_went just=as commanded DOM=him/it ʼElohīm

See how you translated “just as God commanded him” in verse [7:9](../7/9.md). Alternate translation: [which was exactly what God had commanded him to bring along]

וַ⁠יִּסְגֹּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בַּֽעֲדֽ⁠וֹ

and=he/it_closed_up YHWH behind,him

Alternate translation: [After that, Yahweh shut them in the ark] or [Then after they were all inside, Yahweh shut the door of the ark behind him]

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