Genesis 7:18
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And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
In other translations
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
Hebrew words
וַיִּגְבְּרוּvaiyigberuand they increasedH1396הַמַּיִםhamayimthe watersH4325וַיִּרְבּוּvaiyirbuand they increasedH7235מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966עַל־'al-onH5921הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וַתֵּלֶךְvatelekhand it wentH1980הַתֵּבָהhatevahthe arkH8392עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440הַמָּיִם׃hamayimthe watersH4325
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 14:28And 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.The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
- Psalm 69:15Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
- Psalm 104:26There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
- Job 22:16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
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