Genesis 7:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 7:17 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 →
וַֽיְהִ֧י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַמַּבּ֛וּל
mabbûwl
H3999
flood
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
י֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
הַמַּ֗יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַתֵּבָ֔ה
têbâh
H8392
ark
וַתָּ֖רָם
rûwm
H7311
to rise
מֵעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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
The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the flood came on the earth forty days, and the waters increased and lifted the ark so that it rose up off the earth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).