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The Great Flood

Genesis 7:22

In 11 translations

BSB
Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
KJV
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.the breath…: Heb. the breath of the spirit of life
WEB
All on the dry land, in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.
ASV
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.
LSV
all in whose nostrils [is] breath of a living spirit—of all that [is] in the dry land—have died.
YLT
all in whose nostrils [is] breath of a living spirit — of all that [is] in the dry land — have died.
DBY
everything which had in its nostrils the breath of life, of all that was on the dry [land], died.
DRC
And all things wherein there is the breath of life on the earth, died.
GNV
Euery thing in whose nostrels the spirit of life did breathe, whatsoeuer they were in the drie land, they died.
JPS
all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.
LXXE
And all things which have the breath of life, and whatever was on the dry land, died.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
כֹּ֡ל אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁמַת־ר֨וּחַ חַיִּ֜ים בְּאַפָּ֗יו מִכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֶּחָֽרָבָ֖ה מֵֽתוּ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἔχει πνοὴν ζωῆς, καὶ πᾶν ὃ ἦν ἐπὶ τῆς ξηρᾶς, ἀπέθανε.

Who and where

◆ The Great Flood◆ Water covers the earth

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Part of

  • Noah and the Flood When human violence fills the earth, God grieves and resolves to judge it, but Noah finds favour and is told to build an ark for his family …

Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
  • Genesis 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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