Genesis 7

God bids Noah to enter with his family into the ark verse 1 and of all kind of clean and unclean beasts to take into him a certain number 2 Noah performs all according to Gods commands 5 the flood begins with the bursting of the fountains of the great abyss from beneath and continued showering of the rain from above 10 the water increase of one hundred and fifty days together cover the mountains and all that hath life on earth doth perish 17.

1. After that saith the Lord to Noah go thou and all thy house [that is family so below chapter 17.12 and 24.3 and 39.11 Exodus 1:1 Proverbs 31:17 Acts 16:14 &c.] into the ark for thee I have seen righteous before my face [that is only outwardly in shew and possession but inwardly also in truth and indeed and that through faith in the promised seed and sanctification of the spirit so Luke 1:6] in this generation [see above chapter 6 on verse 9.]

2. Of all clean cattle [clean in regard of Gods ordinance whereby he had severed these beasts from the rest for sacrifice and for mans food whereof he had in deed revealed his will to the fore-fathers but afterwards more perfectly declared the same by Moses see Luke 11:2] shalt thou take it to thee seven and seven [Heb. Seven , seven as also in the sequel that is to say of each sort three couple and one over the sacrifice after the flood the Hebrew do often put one or more words twice down when they make partition see below chapter 32.16 Numbers 7:11 and 29.10 Mark 6:39 &c.] the male and his female but of the cattle that is not clean two the male and the female.

3. Also the fowls of the heaven [via. Of the clean sort as verse 2] seven and seven the male and the female to keep seed alive on all the earth [Heb. On the face of all the earth and so in the sequel.]

4. For over yet seven days [that is after or against the expiring of the seven days] I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights and I will destroy from the earth and all the subsist s[all being that is alive viz. such as for its preservation alive must live and sustain itself upon the earth and by the virtue of the soul within stands up as it were and subsists of itself whereas on the contrary a dead body lies prostate see below verse 23.] which I made.

5. And Noah did after all that the Lord had commanded him.

6. Now Noah was six hundred years old [Heb. A son of six hundred year as above chapter 5.32 &c.]When the flood of the waters was upon the earth.

7. So Noah went and his sons and his wife and the wives of the sons with him into the ark by reason of the waters of the flood [Heb. From the face of the waters or before &c that is for to escape them.]

8. Of the clean cattle and of the cattle that was not clean and of the fowl and of all the creeps of the earth.

9. There came [see chapter 6.20] two and two [see above on verse 2] to Noah into the ark the male and the female even as God had commanded Noah.

10. And it came to pass after those seven days [see above verse 4] that the waters of the flood were upon the earth [that is came or fell on it.]

11. In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah [so above verse 6 this was the year one thousand six hundred fifty six after the creation of the world] in the second month [what month this was there are two several opinions according as the Hebrews had two several beginnings of the year in the holy matters with the month Nijan agreeing for the most part with our month of March when days and nights are of equal length in civil affair with the month Tisri answering mostly with our September when days and nights are again of a length of which year this second month here I to be understood that we live of the judgment of the intelligent reader] on the seventeenth day of the month on that same day all the fountains of the great abyss [that is of the profound waters enclose in the hollow of earthly globe from whence all the fountains and rivers streams and water-flood do issue forth] were broken up and the sluices of heaven [or windows so that the clouds of rain are called here and below chapter 8.2 and 2 Kings 7:2 ,19 Isaiah 24:18 Malachi 3:10] were opened.

12. And a shower of rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights [according to the threatening above verse 4.]

13. Upon that every day [Heb. In or upon the bone or being the or existence of that day so below chapter 17.26 see Ezekiel 2 on verse 3] went Noah and Sem and Cham and Japheth [Heb. Japheth] Noah’s sons also Noah’s wife and three wives of his sons with them into the ark.

14. They and all the beasts [that is all manner of beasts as likewise in the sequel and elsewhere understand therefore not each particular beast but of every sort such a proportion and certain number as was expressed above verse 2] after its kind and all the cattle after its kind and all the creeping beast that creepeth on the earth after its kind and all the fowls [The Hebrew word doth signify all kind of fowl or bird in general but here properly are understood such only as are of the greater sort called fowl or bird in general but here properly are understood such sort called fowl seeing that there follows another word presently which doth mostly signify the smaller sort called birds] after its kind all birds of all sorts of wings [Heb. All birds all wings.]

15. And of all flesh wherein there was a spirit of life [see above chapter 6.17] there came two and two [Heb. Two, two as above verse 2, 9] to Noah into the ark.

16. And those that came there came male and female of all flesh according as god had commanded and the Lord shut too after him [Though Noah might have shut the door from within yet this implieth a peculiar shutting up and securing the ark made by God either without means or by the ministry of the angels.]

17. And that flood [understand this not of the main force and prevalence of the waters which lasted one hundred and fifty days below verse 24 but the rain only mentioned above verse 4 and 12] was forty days [viz. natural days consisting of twenty four hours a piece and comprehending day and night above verse 4 , 12] upon the earth and the waters multiplied and lifted up the ark so that it rose up above the earth.

18. And the waters prevailed and multiplied much upon the earth and the ark went upon the waters [Heb. Upon the face of the waters.]

19. And the waters prevailed very much [Heb. Much, much] upon the earth so that all high mountains which are under all heaven were covered.

20. Fifteen ells high [viz. above the mountains] the waters prevailed and the mountains were covered.

21. And all flesh that stirred upon the earth gave up the ghost [according to the former threatening above chapter 6 verse 13 and in chapter 4] of the fowl and of the cattle and of the wild beasts and of all the creeping creatures that creeps upon the earth and all man [homo.]

22. All hath the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils [compare the annotations above chapter 6 verse 7] of all that was upon the dry or dry ground died [thus the fishes are clearly excepted compare with this fore going verse 21.]

23. Thus there was destroyed all the subsisted that was upon the earth [Heb. Face of the earth] from man unto the cattle to the creeping creatures and to the fowl of the heaven and they were destroyed from the earth yet Noah alone remained over and that which was with him in the ark.

24. And the waters prevailed above the earth one hundred and fifty days [in which are comprehended the days of the rain being forty see verse 17.]