The Meaning of Genesis 8:16 Explained

Genesis 8:16

KJV: Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

YLT: 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;

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 8:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 8:1-22 - Noah Leaves The Ark
Traditions of the Flood are found in every country, from the tablets of Babylon to the rude carvings of the Aztecs, proving man's common origin. "God remembered Noah." He could not forget, because He had entered into covenant with him and his. Though the floods have been abroad on your life for long years, God has not forgotten you. Sooner might a woman forget her babe! Noah's window only looked upward. It had no outlook on the waters, therefore he sent forth the birds. Dove and raven issued from the same window, so the child of God and the wayward, willful child may issue from the same family; but the former cannot find satisfaction with what satisfies the other, but wings its flight back to God. See Psalms 116:7. Through God's grace Noah stepped out into the new world-the world of resurrection. His first act was the burned-offering of consecration, which was followed immediately by promise. See Romans 12:1-2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 8

1  God remembers Noah and calms the waters
4  The ark rests on Ararat
6  Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove
13  Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark
20  He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,
21  which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more

What do the individual words in Genesis 8:16 mean?

go out of the ark you and your wife and your sons and the wives of your sons with you
צֵ֖א מִן־ הַתֵּבָ֑ה אַתָּ֕ה וְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛ וּבָנֶ֥יךָ וּנְשֵֽׁי־ בָנֶ֖יךָ אִתָּֽךְ

צֵ֖א  go  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הַתֵּבָ֑ה  the  ark 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֵּבָה  
Sense: ark.
וְאִשְׁתְּךָ֛  and  your  wife 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
וּבָנֶ֥יךָ  and  your  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וּנְשֵֽׁי־  and  the  wives 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
בָנֶ֖יךָ  of  your  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אִתָּֽךְ  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.