Genesis 7:4
New English Translation
4 For in seven days[a] I will cause it to rain[b] on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made.”
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- Genesis 7:4 tn Heb “for seven days yet,” meaning “after [or “in”] seven days.”
- Genesis 7:4 tn The Hiphil participle מַמְטִיר (mamtir, “cause to rain”) here expresses the certainty of the act in the imminent future.
Genesis 7:4
King James Version
4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
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Genesis 7:4
New King James Version
4 For after (A)seven more days I will cause it to rain on the earth (B)forty days and forty nights, and I will [a]destroy from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.”
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- Genesis 7:4 Lit. blot out
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