20 The water prevailed fifteen [a]cubits higher, (A)and the mountains were covered. 21 (B)All flesh that [b]moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind; 22 of all that was on the dry land, all (C)in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 7:20 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
  2. Genesis 7:21 Or crept

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

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 7:20 That is, about 23 feet or about 6.8 meters
  2. Genesis 7:20 Or rose more than fifteen cubits, and the mountains were covered