Genesis 8:16

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

“Come out of the ark, you and your wife, along with your sons and their wives.

American Standard Version (1901)

Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

Bible in Basic English

Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Go out of the ark, thou and thy wife, thy sons, and the wives of thy sons with thee.

Free Bible Version

“Leave the ark, you and your wife, your sons and their wives.

Geneva Bible 1599

Goe forth of the Arke, thou and thy wife, and thy sonnes and thy sonnes wiues with thee.

King James (Authorized) Version

Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

One Unity Resource Bible

“Go out of the ship, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons’ wives with you.

Plain English Version

“You can go out of the big boat now. You can all go out, you, and your wife, and your sons, and their wives too.

Translation for Translators

“Leave the boat, along with your wife and your sons and their wives.

Unlocked Literal Bible

“Go out of the ark, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

Noah Webster Bible

Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

World English Bible

“Go out of the ship, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons’ wives with you.

Young's Literal Translation

every living thing that [is] with thee, of all flesh, among fowl, and among cattle, and among every creeping thing which is creeping on the earth, bring out with thee;

Context

Exiting the Ark

¹⁵Then God said to Noah,¹⁶“Come out of the ark, you and your wife, along with your sons and their wives.¹⁷Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.”

Sermons

(Through the Bible) Exodus 1-5

Chuck Smith

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Summary

In Genesis 8:16, God instructs Noah to come out of the ark with his family and all the animals after the floodwaters had receded. This marks a new beginning for humanity and creation, as they step onto dry land to repopulate the earth. The ark symbolizes God's protection and deliverance, while the command to leave signifies a fresh start and the fulfillment of God's promise to preserve life. This verse showcases God's faithfulness in keeping His covenant with Noah and demonstrates His sovereignty over the forces of nature.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee,.... There is a various reading of the word for "bring forth"; according to the margin, as Jarchi observes, the sense is, order them to come forth; and according to the Scripture, if they will not, oblige them to come: of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; for of each of these there were some that went with him into the ark, and continued there: that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth, for which end they were preserved in the ark. Jarchi observes, it is said "on the earth", not in the ark, which shows he thinks that birds and beasts were not allowed to couple, and that they did not breed there. It is a question with some, how the creatures, which were only in Asia at their coming out of the ark, could spread themselves all over the earth; particularly how they could get into islands, and especially into America: to which it may be answered, that this might be done by many of them, by swimming over narrow seas, for some wild creatures will swim whole days and nights together, when they are forced to it; and by men's carrying others in vessels to distant and different parts, on one account or another, either for profit or pleasure; and especially, what is it the power and providence of God cannot do, who could not be at a loss for ways and means to replenish a world in all the parts of it he had made desolate, when it was his pleasure?(Most creationists think the earth entered an ice age after the flood. This would make the sea level lower than it is today. If the average sea level was lowered by only six hundred feet, all the major continents would be connected by land bridges. Animals could easily migrate to any continent. Ed.)