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Genesis 7:18

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.

17 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.

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.

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

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BSB
So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
KJV
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
WEB
The waters rose, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ship floated on the surface of the waters.
ASV
And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
DARBY
And the waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark went on the face of the waters.
BLB
And the waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark moved about on the face of the waters.
ÅB
Og vannet steg og øket storlig over jorden; og arken fløt bortover vannflaten.
OTB
Vannet steg og økte kraftig over jorden, og arken fløt på vannets overflate.
B1930
Og vannet steg og øket storlig over jorden; og arken fløt bortover vannflaten.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 14:28

    And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

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  • Job 22:16

    Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

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  • Psalms 104:26

    There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

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  • Psalms 69:15

    Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

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