Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 8:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 18And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
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Role in This Section
Noah, his wife, his sons, and their wives leave the ark in response to God's command.
Read It With
- Genesis 8:13–22
Read verses 18–19 together and look back to verses 15–17. Verse 18 records the human exit; verse 19 records the animals' ordered exit; both fulfill the command just given.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 18 is one half of the departure report. Without verse 19, the creaturely scope of the preserved community and renewed earth is missing.
Read Genesis 8:18–19 together
Why these verses belong together: Human and animal departures together fulfill the divine exit command.
Verse 18. 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
Verse 19. 19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Genesis 8:13–22 — Noah Leaves the Ark, Worships, and Receives God's PromiseSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, verse order, dry-ground sequence, exit, offering, promise, and seasonal pairs.
Exact location: Genesis 8:13–22 in the pinned standardized 1769 KJV corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Drying terms, bring-out syntax, swarming and fruitfulness, offering, soothing aroma, inclination, youth, and ceasing.
Exact location: Genesis 8:13–22 forms, lemmas, syntax, and verse structure in Gen.xml
Open source ↗