Genesis 7:18

And the water prevayled and increased exceadingly vppon the erth: and the arke went vppo he toppe of the waters.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

In Context

17And the floud came.xl. dayes and.xl. nyghtes vppon the erth and the water increased and bare vp the arcke ad it was lifte vp from of the erth

19And the waters prevayled excedingly above mesure vppo the erth so that all the hye hylles which are vnder all the partes of heaven were covered:

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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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