Genesis 8:3
The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down.
BSB
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ASV
and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.
KJV
And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּ | vai.ya.Shu.vu | and they turned back | H7725 → |
| הַמַּ֛יִם | ha.Ma.yim | the waters | H4325 → |
| מֵעַ֥ל | me.'Al | from on | H5921 → |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| הָל֣וֹךְ | ha.Lokh | going | H1980 → |
| וָשׁ֑וֹב | va.Shov | and turning back | H7725 → |
| וַיַּחְסְר֣וּ | vai.yach.se.Ru | and they decreased | H2637 → |
| הַמַּ֔יִם | ha.Ma.yim | the waters | H4325 → |
| מִקְצֵ֕ה | mik.Tzeh | from [the] end of | H7097 → |
| חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | cha.mi.Shim | fifty | H2572 → |
| וּמְאַ֖ת | u.me.'At | and one hundred | H3967 → |
| יֽוֹם׃ | Yom | day[s] | H3117 → |
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