Genesis 7:19
Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
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ASV
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
KJV
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַמַּ֗יִם | ve.ha.Ma.yim | and the waters | H4325 → |
| גָּֽבְר֛וּ | ga.ve.Ru | they increased | H1396 → |
| מְאֹ֥ד | me.'Od | exceedingly | H3966 → |
| מְאֹ֖ד | me.'Od | exceedingly | H3966 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| וַיְכֻסּ֗וּ | vay.khu.Su | and they were covered | H3680 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הֶֽהָרִים֙ | he.ha.Rim | the mountains | H2022 → |
| הַגְּבֹהִ֔ים | ha.ge.vo.Him | <the> high | H1364 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| תַּ֖חַת | Ta.chat | [were] under | H8478 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
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