Bible Strands
Genesis 7:1
Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh addresses Noah by name, commanding him and his household to enter the completed ark. This is the final word before the flood, immediately followed by the animal-loading instructions.
The words — בֹּא (bo'), "go," is a bare imperative with no softening; the command is absolute. בֵּיתְךָ (bēteḵā), "your household," names the unit of salvation as a collective, not Noah alone.
The thread — Genesis 6:9 establishes Noah's righteousness as a standing description; Matthew 24:37 and 2 Peter 2:5 both return to this moment as a type of judgment and preservation.
Why it lands — One man's standing is the stated reason an entire household survives; the verse asks the reader to weigh what that implies about the basis of rescue.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Matthew 24:37 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- 2 Peter 2:5 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
- Genesis 6:9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
- Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- Genesis 7:13 On 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—
- Isaiah 3:10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- 1 Peter 3:20 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
- Ezekiel 9:4 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
- Luke 17:26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
- Psalms 33:18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion