Genesis 7:23
21 And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
22 Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.
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- BSB
- And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
- KJV
- And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
- WEB
- Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, livestock, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ship.
- ASV
- And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.
- DARBY
- And every living being was destroyed that was on the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and fowl of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth. And Noah alone remained, and what was with him in the ark.
- BLB
- And He wiped out every living thing that [was] on the face of the ground: From mankind to livestock to crawling thing and to the bird of the heavens. And they were wiped out from the earth, and only Noah remained, and those who [were] with him in the ark.
- ÅB
- Og han[^1] utryddet hvert liv som var på jorden, både mennesker og fe og kryp og fuglene under himmelen; de ble utryddet av jorden, og bare Noah ble igjen, og det som var med ham i arken.
- OTB
- Alt levende på jordens overflate ble utslettet; mennesker og dyr og skapninger som beveger seg langs bakken og himmelens fugler ble utslettet fra jorden. Bare Noah var igjen, og de som var med ham i arken.
- B1930
- Og han utryddet hvert liv som var på jorden, både mennesker og fe og kryp og fuglene under himmelen; de blev utryddet av jorden, og bare Noah blev igjen, og det som var med ham i arken. / < Gud.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Peter 2:5
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
Read in context1 Peter 3:20
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
Read in contextHebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Read in contextLuke 17:26–27
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
Read in context2 Peter 3:6
through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
Read in contextMatthew 24:37–39
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Read in contextJob 22:15–17
Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
Read in contextMatthew 25:46
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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