Genesis 7:21

And kol basar perished that moved upon ha'aretz, both of Oph, and of Behemah, and of Beast, and of every Swarming Thing that swarms upon ha'aretz, and kol haadam;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

In Context

20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters rise; and the harim were covered.

22All in whose nostrils was the ruach chayyim, of all that was in the dry land, perished.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:13And Elohim said unto Noach, The ketz (end) of kol basar is come before Me; for ha'aretz is filled with chamas because of them; and, hineni, I will destroy them with ha'aretz.

Genesis 7:4For shivah yamim from now, and I will cause it to rain upon ha'aretz arba'im yom and arba'im lailah; and every living creature that I have made will I wipe out from off the p'nei ha'adamah.

Isaiah 24:6Therefore hath the curse devoured Eretz, 1 and they that dwell therein are guilty; therefore, 1 the inhabitants of her + 24:6 the earth are diminished, 1 and few enosh (humankind) left. 1

Jeremiah 4:22For Ami is foolish, 1 they have not known Me; 1 they are stupid banim, 1 and they have no understanding; 1 they are chachamim to do evil, 1 but to do good they have no da'as. 1

Hosea 4:3Therefore shall ha'aretz mourn, 1 and every one that dwelleth therein shall waste away languishing, 1 with the wild beasts of the sadeh, and with the fowls of Shomayim; 1 yea, the dagim of the yam also shall disappear. 1

Joel 2:3An eish devoureth before them; 1 and behind them a flame burneth; 1 ha'aretz is as the Gan Eden before them, 1 and behind them a desolate midbar; 1 yea, and nothing shall escape them. 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 7:18-21

17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. We are here told, I. How long the flood was increasing— forty… Read the whole commentary →

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