Genesis 7:10

And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
seven	לְשִׁבְעַ֣ת le.shiv.'At	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · preposition + cardinal number, both genders singular construct
days	הַיָּמִ֑ים hai.ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
waters	וּמֵ֣י u.Mei	H4325	water · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
flood	הַמַּבּ֔וּל ha.ma.Bul	H3999	a deluge · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
earth	הָאָֽרֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 6:17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; a…
Genesis 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will…
Luke 17:27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came,…
Genesis 7:17-20 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Job 22:16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
Matthew 24:38-39 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 7:5-10

Here is Noah's ready obedience to the commands that God gave him. Observe, 1. He went into the ark, upon notice that the flood would come after seven days, though probably as yet there appeared no visible sign of its approach, no cloud arising that threatened it, nothing done towards it, but all continued serene and clear; for, as he prepared the ark by faith in the warning given that the flood would come, so he went into it by faith in this warning that it would come quickly, though he did not see that the second causes had yet begun to work. In every step he took, he walked by faith, and not by sense. During these seven days, it is likely, he was settling himself and his family in the ark,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 7:9

There went in two and two--Doubtless they were led by a divine impulse. The number would not be so large as at first sight one is apt to imagine. It has been calculated that there are not more than three hundred distinct species of beasts and birds, the immense varieties in regard to form, size, and color being traceable to the influence of climate and other circumstances.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 7:4

For yet seven days - God spoke these words probably on the seventh or Sabbath day, and the days of the ensuing week were employed in entering the ark, in embarking the mighty troop, for whose reception ample provision had been already made. Forty days - This period became afterwards sacred, and was considered a proper space for humiliation. Moses fasted forty days, Deu 9:9, Deu 9:11; so did Elijah, Kg1 19:8; so did our Lord, Mat 4:2. Forty days' respite were given to the Ninevites that they might repent, Jon 3:4; and thrice forty (one hundred and twenty) years were given to the old world for the same gracious purpose, Gen 6:3. The forty days of Lent, in commemoration of our Lord's fasting, h…

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John Gill on Genesis 7:10

And it came to pass after seven days,.... Were ended, or on the seventh day, after God had given the orders to Noah, to prepare for his going into the ark, with his family, and all the creatures: that the waters of the flood were upon the earth: that is, they began to be upon the earth; for it continued to rain from hence forty days and forty nights; and still the waters continued to increase, and it was an hundred and fifty days before they began to ebb.

The Church Fathers

And when seven days had passed, the waters of the flood inundated the earth. The seventh day signifies the Sabbath, that is, the rest of future life. Therefore, since the flood signifies the water of baptism, aptly after seven days from when the ark was made it came, because we are baptized in the hope of perpetual rest. However, since the waves of temptations are represented by the waters of the flood, it is also fitting that they come after seven days, because for the sake of faith in the hope of future goods, the just suffer persecution from those who prefer earthly goods to heavenly ones, and the temporal to the everlasting. But indeed, since the flood is compared to the coming of the final judgment, it also fittingly inundates the earth after seven days, because then all the elect who have borne the gentle yoke of Christ and the light burden find rest for their souls.
— Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron)

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Dictionary and topics

Deluge — The name given to Noah’s flood, the history of which is recorded in Gen. 7 and 8. It began in the year 2516 B.C., and continued twelve lunar months and ten days, or exactly one solar year. The cause…
Flood — An event recorded in Gen. 7 and 8. (See DELUGE.) In Josh. 24:2, 3, 14, 15, the word “flood” (R.V., “river”) means the river Euphrates. In Ps. 66:6, this word refers to the river Jordan.
Judgments of God — (1.) The secret decisions of God’s will (Ps. 110:5; 36:6). (2.) The revelations of his will (Ex. 21:1; Deut. 6:20; Ps. 119:7-175). (3.) The infliction of punishment on the wicked (Ex. 6:6; 12:12;…
Ark · .Animals saved in — .Animals saved in
Rain · Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of Noah — Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of Noah
Seven · .Noah in the ark before the great flood for — .Noah in the ark before the great flood for

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 7:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 7:5-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 7:9

Adam Clarke on Genesis 7:4

John Gill on Genesis 7:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 7:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 7:5-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 7:9

Adam Clarke on Genesis 7:4

John Gill on Genesis 7:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 7:8-10

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 7:1-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 7:8

Rashi on Genesis 7:9