Verse List for GEN 6:17

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OET (OET-RV) You see, I’m going to flood the earth with water to destroy every creature that breathes. Everything that’s on the earth will die.

OET-LV And_I HERE_I am_about _to _bring DOM the_flood water on the_earth/land to_destroy all _of flesh which in/on/over_him/it the_breath _of life from_under the_heavens all that on _the_earth it _will _die.

ULT And I, behold, I am bringing floodwaters on the earth to destroy all flesh that, has the breath of life in it from under the heavens. Everything that, is on the earth will expire!

UST Listen carefully to me: I am going to bring a flood over the whole earth, which will destroy all the creatures under the sky that breathe air. As a result, every living thing that is on land will die!

BSB & MSB And 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.

OEB For I am about to bring floods of water upon the earth to destroy from under heaven every living thing in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth will die.

WEBBE & WMBB I, even I, will bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is on the earth will die.

NET I am about to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. Everything that is on the earth will die,

LSV And I, behold, I am bringing in the flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under the heavens all flesh in which [is] a living spirit; all that [is] in the earth expires.

FBV I myself am going to flood the earth with water that will destroy everything that breathes. Every living thing everywhere on earth will die.

T4T Listen carefully! I am about to cause a flood to occur that will destroy every creature that lives beneath the sky. Everything on the earth will die.

LEB And I, behold, I am about to bring the flood waters over the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from under the heaven;[fn] everything that is on the earth shall perish.

BBE For truly, I will send a great flow of waters over the earth, for the destruction from under the heaven of all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything on the earth will come to an end.

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JPS And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that is in the earth shall perish.

ASV And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die.

DRA Behold I will bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, under heaven. All things that are in the earth shall be consumed.

YLT 'And I, lo, I am bringing in the deluge of waters on the earth to destroy all flesh, in which [is] a living spirit, from under the heavens; all that [is] in the earth doth expire.

Drby For I, behold, I bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh under the heavens in which is the breath of life: everything that is on the earth shall expire.

RV And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; every thing that is in the earth shall die.

SLT And I, lo I, will bring in an inundation of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from underneath the heavens; all which is in the earth shall die.

Wbstr And behold, I, even I do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, in which is the breath of life, from under heaven: and every thing that is on the earth shall die.

KJB-1769 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

KJB-1611 And behold, I, euen I doe bring a flood of waters vpon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life from vnder heauen, and euery thing that is in the earth shall die.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And beholde, I, euen I do bryng a fludde of waters vpon the earth, to destroy all fleshe wherin is the breath of lyfe vnder heauen, and euery thyng that is in the earth shall perishe.
(And behold, I, even I do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life under heaven, and every thing that is in the earth shall perish.)

Gnva And I, beholde, I will bring a flood of waters vpon the earth to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life vnder the heauen: all that is in the earth shall perish.
(And I, behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life under the heaven: all that is in the earth shall perish.)

Cvdl For lo, I wyll bringe a floude of water vpon the earth, to destroye all flesh (wherin the breth of life is) vnder the heaue: All that is vpon earth, shal perishe.
(For lo, I will bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh (wherin the breath of life is) under the heaven: All that is upon earth, shall perish.)

Wycl Lo! Y schal brynge `watris of diluuye ether greet flood on erthe, and Y schal sle ech fleisch in which is the spirit of lijf vndir heuene, and alle thingis that ben in erthe, schulen be wastid.
(Lo! I shall bring waters of diluuye either great flood on earth, and I shall slay/kill each flesh in which is the spirit of life under heaven, and all things that been in earth, should be wasted.)

Luth Denn siehe, ich will eine Sintflut mit Wasser kommen lassen auf Erden, zu verderben alles Fleisch, darin ein lebendiger Odem ist unter dem Himmel. Alles, was auf Erden ist, soll untergehen.
(Because see/look, I will a/one flood/deluge with water coming let on/in/to earth/land/ground, to/for spoil/corrupt all/everything flesh, in_it a more_lively breath is under to_him heaven. All/Everything, what/which on/in/to earth/land/ground is, should go_under/sink.)

ClVg Ecce ego adducam aquas diluvii super terram, ut interficiam omnem carnem, in qua spiritus vitæ est subter cælum: universa quæ in terra sunt, consumentur.
(Behold I I_will_bring waters diluvii over the_earth/land, as I_will_kill all the_flesh, in/into/on which spirit of_life it_is underneath the_sky: universe which in/into/on earth/land are, will_be_consumed.)

UHB וַ⁠אֲנִ֗י הִנְ⁠נִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶת־הַ⁠מַּבּ֥וּל מַ֨יִם֙ עַל־הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ לְ⁠שַׁחֵ֣ת כָּל־בָּשָׂ֗ר אֲשֶׁר־בּ⁠וֹ֙ ר֣וּחַ חַיִּ֔ים מִ⁠תַּ֖חַת הַ⁠שָּׁמָ֑יִם כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־בָּ⁠אָ֖רֶץ יִגְוָֽע׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐγὼ δὲ ἰδοὺ ἐπάγω τὸν κατακλυσμὸν, ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καταφθεῖραι πᾶσαν σάρκα, ἐν ᾗ ἐστι πνεῦμα ζωῆς ὑποκάτω τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· καὶ ὅσα ἂν ᾖ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τελευτήσει.

BrTr And behold I bring a [fn]flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven, and whatsoever things are upon the earth shall die.