Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And for forty days the waters were over all the earth; and the waters were increased so that the ark was lifted up high over the earth.
New American Standard Bible
Then the flood
King James Version
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Holman Bible
The flood continued for 40 days on the earth; the waters increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth.
International Standard Version
The flood continued throughout the earth for 40 days, while the flood waters increased, lifting the ark so that it rose above the surface of the earth.
A Conservative Version
And the flood was forty days upon the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
American Standard Version
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
Amplified
The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land.
Darby Translation
And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark; and it was lifted up above the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
And the flood shall be forty days upon the earth, and the waters shall multiply, and shall take up the ark, and it shall be lifted up from above the earth.
King James 2000
And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the flood came forty days and forty nights upon the earth. And the waters increased, and lifted the ark, and it rose up from the earth.
Modern King James verseion
And the flood was upon the earth forty days. And the waters increased and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the flood came forty days and forty nights upon the earth, and the water increased and bare up the ark and it was lift up from off the earth.
NET Bible
The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth.
New Heart English Bible
The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, that the flood was forty days on the earth, - and the waters increased and bare up the ark, and it was lifted high above the earth,
Webster
And the flood was forty days upon the earth: and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted above the earth.
World English Bible
The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the deluge is forty days on the earth, and the waters multiply, and lift up the ark, and it is raised up from off the earth;
Themes
Days » Forty days » Flood lasted
the Deluge » Produced by » Forty days' incessant rain
the Deluge » Increased gradually
Forty » Days » Of rain, at the time of the flood
Periods and numbers » Forty days » Flood lasted
Rain » Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of noah
Interlinear
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Rabah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 7:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Flood
16 Male and female of all flesh went in, as God had said, and the ark was shut by the Lord. 17 And for forty days the waters were over all the earth; and the waters were increased so that the ark was lifted up high over the earth. 18 And the waters overcame everything and were increased greatly on the earth, and the ark was resting on the face of the waters.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 7:4
For after seven days I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, for the destruction of every living thing which I have made on the face of the earth.
Genesis 7:12
And rain came down on the earth for forty days and forty nights.