Genesis 6:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 6:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַאֲנִ֗י
ʼănîy
H589
I
הִנְנִי֩
hinnêh
H2009
behold
מֵבִ֨יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמַּבּ֥וּל
mabbûwl
H3999
flood
מַ֨יִם֙
mayim
H4325
water
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
לְשַׁחֵ֣ת
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בָּשָׂ֗ר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בּוֹ֙
ר֣וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
חַיִּ֔ים
chay
H2416
living
מִתַּ֖חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
כֹּ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
יִגְוָֽע
gâvaʻ
H1478
to die
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I, even, I do bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.
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King James Version Public Domain
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I, behold, I am bringing floodwaters on the earth to destroy all flesh that the breath of life in it from under the heavens. Everything that on the earth will expire!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).