Genesis 7:20-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 The waters swelled fifteen cubits higher than the submerged mountains. 21 All creatures that moved on earth perished: birds, tame animals, wild animals, and all that teemed on the earth, as well as all humankind.(A) 22 Everything on dry land with the breath of life in its nostrils died.
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