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Berean Standard Bible

“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.”

Genesis 7:11

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Noah has entered the ark with his family and the animals, as God commanded. The narrator now pauses to date the moment precisely, in the manner of a historical record.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

World English Bible (WEB)

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the sky’s windows opened.

King James Version (KJV)

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

American Standard Version (ASV)

In the six hundredth year of Noah`s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep came bursting through, and the windows of heaven were open;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El año seiscientos de la vida de Noé, en el mes segundo, á diecisiete días del mes, aquel día fueron rotas todas las fuentes del grande abismo, y las cataratas de los cielos fueron abiertas;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Eso ocurrió el día diecisiete del mes segundo, es decir, cuando Noé cumplió sus seiscientos años de vida. Ese día se reventaron todas las fuentes del mar que está debajo de la tierra, y se abrieron las compuertas del cielo dejando caer una lluvia torrencial.

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