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Berean Standard Bible

“For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.”

Genesis 7:17

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Study note

After Noah, his family and the animals have entered the ark and the Lord has shut the door, the rains begin. The narrative gives exact numbers of days and depths, treating the flood as a historical event within the story of Israel's origins.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.

World English Bible (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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And for forty days the waters were over all the earth; and the waters were increased so that the ark was lifted up high over the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y fué el diluvio cuarenta días sobre la tierra; y las aguas crecieron, y alzaron el arca, y se elevó sobre la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Estuvo lloviendo sobre la tierra durante cuarenta días. Como el nivel de las aguas subió, el barco comenzó a flotar sobre las aguas.

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