1 And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- Come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- thou and all thy house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- into the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- for thee have I seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- before me H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- in this H2088 (זֶה) — the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
- generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Of every clean H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- beast H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- thou shalt take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- to thee by sevens H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- the male H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and his female H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and of beasts H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- not clean H1931 (הוּא) — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative)…
- not clean H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- by two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
3 of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Of fowls H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- also of the air H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- by sevens H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- the male H2145 (זָכָר) — properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
- and the female H5347 (נְקֵבָה) — female (from the sexual form)
- to keep H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- alive H2421 (חָיָה) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- upon the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of all the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For yet H5750 (עוֹד) — properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
- seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and I will cause it to rain H4305 (מָטַר) — to rain
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- and forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- nights H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- and every H3605 (כֹּל) — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- living substance H3351 (יְקוּם) — properly, standing (extant), i.e. by implication, a living thing
- that I have made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- will I destroy H4229 (מָחָה) — properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
- from off H5921 (עַל) — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the earth H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
5 And Noah did according unto all that Jehovah commanded him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- according unto all that Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- six H8337 (שֵׁשׁ) — six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth
- hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- old H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- when the flood H3999 (מַבּוּל) — a deluge
- of waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- was upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- went in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and his sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and his sons’ H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- wives H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- with him, into the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- because of H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of the flood H3999 (מַבּוּל) — a deluge
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creepeth upon the ground,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Of clean H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- beasts H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- and of beasts H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- not clean H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- and of fowls H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- and of every thing that creepeth H7430 (רָמַשׂ) — properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
- upon the earth H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
9 there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There went in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- and two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- unto Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- into the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- the male H2145 (זָכָר) — properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
- and the female H5347 (נְקֵבָה) — female (from the sexual form)
- as H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- had commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
10 And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it came to pass after seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- that the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of the flood H3999 (מַבּוּל) — a deluge
- were upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- the six H8337 (שֵׁשׁ) — six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth
- hundredth H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- of Noah’s H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- in the second H8145 (שֵׁנִי) — properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
- month H2320 (חֹדֶשׁ) — the new moon; by implication, a month
- the seventeenth H6240 (עָשָׂר) — ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
- the seventeenth H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of the month H2320 (חֹדֶשׁ) — the new moon; by implication, a month
- the same H2088 (זֶה) — the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
- were all the fountains H4599 (מַעְיָן) — a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)
- of the great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- deep H8415 (תְּהוֹם) — an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
- broken up H1234 (בָּקַע) — to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
- and the windows H699 (אֲרֻבָּה) — a lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water)
- of heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- were opened H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the rain H1653 (גֶּשֶׁם) — a shower
- was upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- nights H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In the selfsame H6106 (עֶצֶם) — a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- entered H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- and Shem H8035 (שֵׁם) — Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
- and Ham H2526 (חָם) — Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country
- and Japheth H3315 (יֶפֶת) — Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
- the sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- and Noah’s H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and the three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- wives H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- of his sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- with them, into the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
14 they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, every bird of every sort.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They H1992 (הֵם) — they (only used when emphatic)
- and every beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- after his kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- and all the cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- after their kind H4327 (מִין) — a sort, i.e. species
- and every creeping thing H7431 (רֶמֶשׂ) — a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
- that creepeth H7430 (רָמַשׂ) — properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and every fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- every bird H6833 (צִפּוֹר) — a little bird (as hopping)
- of every sort H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they went in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- into the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- and two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- of all flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- wherein H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- the breath H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- of life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him: and Jehovah shut him in.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they that went in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- went in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- male H2145 (זָכָר) — properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
- and female H5347 (נְקֵבָה) — female (from the sexual form)
- of all flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- as God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- had commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- him: and Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shut him in H5462 (סָגַר) — to shut up; figuratively, to surrender
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the flood H3999 (מַבּוּל) — a deluge
- was forty H705 (אַרְבָּעִים) — forty
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- increased H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- and bare up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- and it was lift up H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- above the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
18 And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- prevailed H1396 (גָּבַר) — to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
- and were increased H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- greatly H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
- went H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- upon the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- prevailed H1396 (גָּבַר) — to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
- exceedingly H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and all the high H1364 (גָּבֹהַּ) — elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant
- hills H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- under H8478 (תַּחַת) — the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
- the whole heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- were covered H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Fifteen H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
- Fifteen H6240 (עָשָׂר) — ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
- cubits H520 (אַמָּה) — properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
- upward H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
- did the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- prevail H1396 (גָּבַר) — to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
- and the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- were covered H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both birds, and cattle, and beasts, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And all flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- died H1478 (גָּוַע) — to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
- that moved H7430 (רָמַשׂ) — properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- both of fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- and of cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- and of beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- and of every creeping thing H8318 (שֶׁרֶץ) — a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals
- that creepeth H8317 (שָׁרַץ) — to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound
- and every man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
22 all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- All in whose nostrils H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- the breath H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- the breath H5397 (נְשָׁמָה) — a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal
- of life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- in the dry H2724 (חָרָבָה) — a desert
- died H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
23 And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And every living substance H3351 (יְקוּם) — properly, standing (extant), i.e. by implication, a living thing
- was destroyed H4229 (מָחָה) — properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
- which was upon the face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the ground H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- both man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- and cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- and the creeping things H7431 (רֶמֶשׂ) — a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
- and the fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- of the heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and they were destroyed H4229 (מָחָה) — properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
- from the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and Noah H5146 (נֹחַ) — Noach, the patriarch of the flood
- only H389 (אַךְ) — a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
- remained H7604 (שָׁאַר) — properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
- and they that H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- with him in the ark H8392 (תֵּבָה) — a box
24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- prevailed H1396 (גָּבַר) — to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- an hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- and fifty H2572 (חֲמִשִּׁים) — fifty
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…