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Genesis 7:20-22
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Genesis 7:20-22
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
20 the waters swelled above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits deep. 21 And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all human beings; 22 everything on dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died.
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Genesis 7:20-22
King James Version
Genesis 7:20-22
King James Version
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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Genesis 7:20-22
New King James Version
Genesis 7:20-22
New King James Version
20 The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. 21 (A)And all flesh died that moved on [a]the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man. 22 All in (B)whose nostrils was the breath [b]of the spirit of life, all that was on the dry land, died.
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- Genesis 7:21 the land
- Genesis 7:22 LXX, Vg. omit of the spirit
Genesis 7:20-22
English Standard Version
Genesis 7:20-22
English Standard Version
20 The waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits[a] deep. 21 And (A)all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything on the dry land (B)in whose nostrils was the breath of life died.
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- Genesis 7:20 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Genesis 7:20-22
New International Version
Genesis 7:20-22
New International Version
20 The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.[a][b] (A) 21 Every living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind.(B) 22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life(C) in its nostrils died.
Footnotes
- Genesis 7:20 That is, about 23 feet or about 6.8 meters
- Genesis 7:20 Or rose more than fifteen cubits, and the mountains were covered
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