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
FloodNoahGodBreathJudgments of GodBreath; Breathe; BreathingAntediluviansNose; NostrilsDeluge of NoahDeluge
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Part of
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).