Genesis - 7:9



9 went by pairs to Noah into the ship, male and female, as God commanded Noah.

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 7:9.

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There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
Two and two went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as the Lord had commanded Noe.
two by two they have come in unto Noah, unto the ark, a male and a female, as God hath commanded Noah.
In twos, male and female, they went into the ark with Noah, as God had said.
two by two they were brought into the ark to Noah, male and female, just as the Lord had instructed Noah.
Bina bina ingressa sunt ad Noah in arcam, masculus et foemella, quemadmodum praeceperat Deus ipsi Noah.

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Historical Commentaries

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There (c) went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
(c) God compelled them to present themselves to Noah, as they did before to Adam, when he gave them names, (Genesis 2:19).

There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark,.... Of themselves, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra, being impressed with an instinct from God so to do; or by the ministry of angels, as observed See Gill on Genesis 6:20 there were two of a sort, and some think four:
the male and the female; and of some seven, or seven pairs, as before observed:
as God commanded Noah; which respects his own and his family's entrance and the creatures; both were commanded by God, and attended to by Noah, who was obedient in all things.

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.

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