GEN 7:20 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Πεντεκαίδεκα πήχεις ὑπεράνω ὑψώθη τὸ ὕδωρ· καὶ ἐπεκάλυψε πάντα τὰ ὄρη τὰ ὑψηλά.
(Pentekaideka paʸⱪeis huperanō hupsōthaʸ to hudōr; kai epekalupse panta ta oraʸ ta hupsaʸla. )

BrTr Fifteen cubits upwards was the water raised, and it covered all the high mountains.

ULT The waters rose fifteen cubits above them, so that the mountains were covered.

UST In fact, the water rose at least seven meters above the tops of the highest mountains, so that they were completely under water.

BSB § The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.[fn]

7:20 15 cubits is approximately 22.5 feet or 6.9 meters.

OEB by more than twenty feet.

WEBBE The waters rose fifteen cubits[fn] higher, and the mountains were covered.

7:20 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimetres.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET The waters rose more than twenty feet above the mountains.

LSV the waters prevailed from above the mountains, and cover [them] fifteen cubits;

FBV The water rose so much that it was higher than the mountains by fifteen cubits.

T4T Even the highest mountains were covered by more than ◄20 feet/6 meters► of water.

LEB The waters swelled fifteen cubits above the mountains, covering them.[fn]

7:20 Literally “Fifteen cubits above the waters swelled, and they covered the mountains”

BBE The waters went fifteen cubits higher, till all the mountains were covered.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

ASV Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

DRA The water was fifteen cubits higher than the mountains which it covered.

YLT fifteen cubits upwards have the waters become mighty, and the mountains are covered;

Drby Fifteen cubits upward the waters prevailed; and the mountains were covered.

RV Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

Wbstr Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail: and the mountains were covered.

KJB-1769 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

KJB-1611 Fifteene cubits vpward, did the waters preuaile; and the mountaines were couered.
(Fifteene cubits upward, did the waters preuaile; and the mountains were covered.)

Bshps Fyfteene cubites vpward did the waters preuayle, so that the mountaynes were couered.
(Fyfteene cubits upward did the waters preuayle, so that the mountains were covered.)

Gnva Fifteene cubites vpwarde did the waters preuaile, when the mountaines were couered.
(Fifteene cubits upwarde did the waters preuaile, when the mountains were covered. )

Cvdl Fyftene cubytes hye preuayled ye waters ouer the mountaynes, which were couered.
(Fyftene cubits high preuayled ye/you_all waters over the mountains, which were covered.)

Wycl the watyr was hiyere bi fiftene cubitis ouer the hilis whiche it hilide.
(the watyr was hiyere by fiftene cubits over the hilis which it hilide.)

Luth Fünfzehn Ellen hoch ging das Gewässer über die Berge, die bedeckt wurden.
(Fünfzehn Ellen hoch went the Gewässer above the Berge, the bedeckt wurden.)

ClVg Quindecim cubitis altior fuit aqua super montes, quos operuerat.[fn]
(Quindecim cubitis altior fuit water over mountains, which operuerat. )

7.20 Quindecim cubitis altior, etc. AUG. in Gen. Si terra Olympi montis ut tradit historia potuit invadere spatium tranquilli æris, etc., usque ad ad tenendam quietem et fidem resurrectionis. Quindecim. Sunt qui putant nec terræ qualitatem, nec altitudinem montium tantam ante diluvium fuisse qualis et quanta est hodie.

7.20 Quindecim cubitis altior, etc. AUG. in Gen. When/But_if earth/land Olympi montis as tradit historia potuit invadere spatium tranquilli æris, etc., until to ad tenendam quietem and faith resurrectionis. Quindecim. Sunt who putant but_not terræ qualitatem, but_not altitudinem montium tantam before diluvium fuisse such_as and quanta it_is hodie.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-bdistance

חֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ מִ⁠לְ⁠מַ֔עְלָ⁠ה גָּבְר֖וּ הַ⁠מָּ֑יִם

five teen cubits from,to/for,above, swelled the=waters

See how you translated cubits in Gen 6:15-16. Alternate translation: “In fact, the highest mountain tops were covered by at least twenty-two feet of water,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יְכֻסּ֖וּ הֶ⁠הָרִֽים

and,covered the,mountains

See how you translated were covered in verse 19. Alternate translation: “so that they were completely covered with water.” or “… completely submerged in water.” or “… completely under water.”

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