20 The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.[a][b] 21 Every living thing that moved on land perished – birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 7:20 That is, about 6.8 metres
  2. Genesis 7:20 Or rose more than fifteen cubits, and the mountains were covered