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Genesis 7:4–7

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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 I destroy from off the face of the earth.
And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
¶ And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
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From verse 4

  1. Genesis 6:13Rank 1 from verse 4
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    13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

  2. Genesis 7:12Rank 2 from verse 4
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    12And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

  3. Genesis 7:17Rank 3 from verse 4
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    17And 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.

  4. Genesis 6:17Rank 4 from verse 4
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    17And, 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; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

  5. Genesis 6:7Rank 5 from verse 4
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    7And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

  6. Psalms 69:28Rank 6 from verse 4
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    28Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

  7. Amos 4:7Rank 7 from verse 4
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    7And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

  8. Genesis 8:12Rank 8 from verse 4
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    12And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

  9. Job 22:16Rank 9 from verse 4
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    16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

  10. Job 28:25Rank 10 from verse 4
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    25To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

  11. Job 37:11–12Rank 11 from verse 4
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    11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

    12And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

  12. Revelation 3:5Rank 12 from verse 4
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    5He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

  13. Genesis 7:10Rank 13 from verse 4
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    10And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

  14. Genesis 7:21–23Rank 14 from verse 4
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    21And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

    22All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

    23And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

  15. Exodus 32:32–33Rank 15 from verse 4
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    32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin-; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

    33And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

  16. Genesis 2:5Rank 16 from verse 4
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    5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

  17. Genesis 29:27–28Rank 17 from verse 4
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    27Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

    28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

  18. Genesis 6:3Rank 18 from verse 4
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    3And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

  19. Genesis 8:10Rank 19 from verse 4
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    10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

  20. Job 36:27–32Rank 20 from verse 4
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    27For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

    28Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

    29Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

    30Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

    31For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

    32With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

From verse 5

  1. Genesis 6:22Rank 1 from verse 5
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    22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

  2. Luke 8:21Rank 2 from verse 5
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    21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

  3. Exodus 39:32Rank 3 from verse 5
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    32¶ Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.

  4. Exodus 39:42–43Rank 4 from verse 5
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    42According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.

    43And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.

  5. Psalms 119:6Rank 5 from verse 5
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    6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

  6. Exodus 40:16Rank 6 from verse 5
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    16Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he.

  7. Hebrews 5:8Rank 7 from verse 5
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    8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

  8. John 13:17Rank 8 from verse 5
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    17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

  9. Matthew 3:15Rank 9 from verse 5
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    15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

  10. Philippians 2:8Rank 10 from verse 5
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    8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

  11. John 2:5Rank 11 from verse 5
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    5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

  12. John 8:28–29Rank 12 from verse 5
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    28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

    29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

From verse 6

  1. Genesis 5:32Rank 1 from verse 6
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    32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

  2. Genesis 8:13Rank 2 from verse 6
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    13¶ And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

From verse 7

  1. Luke 17:27Rank 1 from verse 7
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    27They 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, and destroyed them all.

  2. 2 Peter 2:5Rank 2 from verse 7
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    5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  3. Genesis 6:18Rank 3 from verse 7
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    18But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

  4. Genesis 7:1Rank 4 from verse 7
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    1AND 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.

  5. Matthew 24:38Rank 5 from verse 7
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    38For 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 into the ark,

  6. 1 Peter 3:20Rank 6 from verse 7
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    20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

  7. Genesis 7:13–15Rank 7 from verse 7
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    13In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

    14They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

    15And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

  8. Hebrews 11:7Rank 8 from verse 7
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    7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

  9. Hebrews 6:18Rank 9 from verse 7
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    18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

  10. Proverbs 22:3Rank 10 from verse 7
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    3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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Genesis 7:4

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

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cause

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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.

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rain

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Sense 1: Water falling in drops from the clouds. Sense 2: As a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

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living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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destroy

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Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

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face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

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Genesis 7:5

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Genesis 7:6

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old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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Genesis 7:7

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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ark

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1. The sacred chest called the ark of God, the testimony, or the covenant, made for Israel and set in the tabernacle or temple; the ark of God's testament is also seen in the heavenly temple. 2. The great vessel built by Noah in which his household and living creatures were preserved through the flood. 3. The small covered vessel of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid.

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7:1AND 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.

7:2Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

7:3Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

7:4For 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 I destroy from off the face of the earth.

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7:5And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.

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7:6And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

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7:7¶ And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

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7:8Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

7:9There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

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