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Genesis 7:17

15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

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.

18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

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BSB
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
KJV
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.
WEB
The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And the flood kept coming forty days on the earth, and the waters multiplied, and they lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth.
ÅB
Da kom vannflommen strømmende over jorden i førti dager, og vannet vokste og løftet arken, og den ble hevet over jorden.
OTB
I førti dager kom flommen over jorden, og etter hvert som vannet steg, løftet de arken høyt over jorden.
B1930
Da kom vannflommen strømmende over jorden i firti dager, og vannet vokste og løftet arken, og den blev hevet over jorden.

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  • Genesis 7:4

    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 7:12

    And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

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