And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
WEB
So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
YLT
and the waters are mighty, and multiply exceedingly upon the earth; and the ark goeth on the face of the waters.
DBT
And the waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark went on the face of the waters.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)