# he did not spare the ancient world
Here the word "world" refers to the people who lived in it. Alternate translation: "he did not spare the people who lived in the ancient world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
# he preserved Noah ... along with seven others
God did not destroy Noah and seven other people when he destroyed the rest of the people who lived in the ancient world.