And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
And the waters have been very very mighty on the earth, and covered are all the high mountains which are under the whole heavens;
And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth; and all the high mountains that are under all the heavens were covered.
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)