Genesis 7:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.”
Genesis 7:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 7:20 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 7:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 7:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The waters rose fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered.”
Genesis 7:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 7:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.”
Genesis 7:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 7:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“fifteen cubits upwards have the waters become mighty, and the mountains are covered;”
Genesis 7:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 7:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Fifteen cubits upward the waters prevailed; and the mountains were covered.”
Genesis 7:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 7:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Fifteene cubites vpwarde did the waters preuaile, when the mountaines were couered.”
Genesis 7:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 7:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“Fifteen cubits upward the waters prevailed, and the mountains were covered.”
Genesis 7:20 — The Living Sword
Genesis 7:20 in Context — Genesis 7
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.
21 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:
22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
What Does Genesis 7:20 Mean?
Genesis 7:20 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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