Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the flood was forty days upon the earth: and the waters increased, and lifted up the ark on high from the earth. Genesis 7:4,12 For yet a while, and after seven days, I will rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights: and I will destroy every substance that I have made, from the face of the earth. . . . Context The Duration of the Flood17And the flood was forty days upon the earth: and the waters increased, and lifted up the ark on high from the earth.18For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon the waters.… Cross References Genesis 7:4 For yet a while, and after seven days, I will rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights: and I will destroy every substance that I have made, from the face of the earth. Genesis 7:12 And the rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights. Genesis 7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in on the outside. Genesis 7:18 For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon the waters. Lexicon For fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 705: Forty days י֖וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day the flood הַמַּבּ֛וּל (ham·mab·būl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3999: Flood -- a deluge kept coming וַֽיְהִ֧י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the earth, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land and the waters הַמַּ֗יִם (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen rose וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ (way·yir·bū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great and lifted וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ (way·yiś·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take the ark הַתֵּבָ֔ה (hat·tê·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8392: A box, chest high above מֵעַ֥ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the earth. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land Additional Translations For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.And the flood was forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. 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. And the flood was upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and the water abounded greatly and bore up the ark, and it was lifted on high from off the earth. And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark; and it was lifted up above the earth. 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 flood was forty days upon the earth: and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted above the earth. The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth. And the deluge is forty days on the earth, and the waters multiply, and lift up the ark, and it is raised up from off the earth; Jump to Previous Ark Bare Bore Continued Deluge Earth Flood Forty High Increased Kept Lifted Multiply Raised Rose Ship Water WatersJump to Next Ark Bare Bore Continued Deluge Earth Flood Forty High Increased Kept Lifted Multiply Raised Rose Ship Water WatersExternal Links Genesis 7:17 NIVGenesis 7:17 NLT Genesis 7:17 ESV Genesis 7:17 NASB Genesis 7:17 ASV Genesis 7:17 Bible Apps Genesis 7:17 Biblia Paralela Genesis 7:17 Chinese Bible Genesis 7:17 French Bible Genesis 7:17 German Bible Alphabetical: above and ark as came coming days earth flood For forty high increased it kept lifted on rose so that the Then they up upon water waters OT Law: Genesis 7:17 The flood was forty days (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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