20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

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20 The water prevailed [a]fifteen cubits higher, (A)and the mountains were covered. 21 So (B)all [b]creatures that moved on the earth perished: birds, livestock, animals, and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind; 22 of all that was on the dry land, all (C)in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 7:20 About 23 ft. or 6.7 m
  2. Genesis 7:21 Lit flesh