And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
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Gill's Exposition
And the flood was forty days upon the earth,.... This is said with respect to what follows, and the meaning is, that when and after the flood had been upon the earth so long, then
the waters…
- XXV. The Flood The date is here given, at which the flood commenced and the entrance into the ark was completed. “In seven days.” On the seventh day from the command. “In the second month.” The…
Adam Clarke
And they went in, etc. - It was physically impossible for Noah to have collected such a vast number of tame and ferocious animals, nor could they have been retained in their wards by mere natural…
Here is repeated what was related before of Noah's entrance into the ark, with his family and creatures that were marked for preservation. Now,
I. It is thus repeated for the honour of Noah, whose…
Cambridge Bible
all flesh … breath of life See note on Gen 6:17.
two and two See note on Gen 6:19-20. LXX adds "male and female."
16 (P). as God commanded him This is evidently P's account: notice the use of Elohim,…