English: “For in seven more days” — these are the seven days of mourning for the righteous Methuselah, for whose honor the Holy One, blessed be He, showed regard and postponed the calamity.
Note: This material also appears on the main ring under 7:10 (TT #21). The EXTRA here anchors the same teaching to the earlier warning verse (7:4) where Rashi places it, providing a second entry point from the SKIP range 7:4–7.
Type of Learning
Custom (identification of the seven-day delay with Methuselah’s mourning).
What Is Learned
Hashem delayed the Flood for seven days out of respect for the mourning of the righteous Methuselah.