"Goout of the ark,you and your wifeand your sonsand your sons'wiveswith you.
Then the LORDsaidto Noah,"Enterthe ark,you and allyour household,for you [alone] I have seen[to be] righteousbeforeMe in thistime.
On the verysamedayNoahand Shemand Hamand Japheth,the sonsof Noah,and Noah'swifeand the threewivesof his sonswith them, enteredthe ark,
Then Noahand his sonsand his wifeand his sons'wiveswith him enteredthe arkbecauseof the waterof the flood.
Then Godspoketo Noah,saying,
"Bringout with you everylivingthingof allfleshthat is with you, birdsand animalsand everycreepingthingthat creepson the earth,that they may breedabundantlyon the earth,and be fruitfuland multiplyon the earth."
The LORDwill guardyour goingout and your comingin From thistimeforth and forever.
For He will giveHis angelschargeconcerning you, To guardyou in allyour ways.
As for you also,because of the bloodof [My] covenantwith you, I have setyour prisonersfreefrom the waterlesspit.
And the priestswho carriedthe arkof the covenantof the LORDstoodfirmon drygroundin the middleof the Jordanwhile allIsraelcrossedon dryground,untilallthe nationhad finishedcrossingthe Jordan.
For the priestswho carriedthe arkwere standingin the middleof the Jordanuntileverythingwas completedthat the LORDhad commandedJoshuato speakto the people,according to allthat Moseshad commandedJoshua.And the peoplehurriedand crossed;
