went by pairs to Noah into the ship, male and female, as God commanded Noah.
KJV
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
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There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark,.... Of themselves, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra, being impressed with an instinct from God so to do; or by the ministry of angels, as observed See Gill on
Gen 6:20
there were two of a sort, and some think four:
the male and the female; and of some seven, or seven pairs, as before observed:
as God commanded Noah; which respects his own and his family's entrance and the creatures; both were commanded by God, and attended to by Noah, who was obedient in all things.
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