Genesis 7:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.”

Genesis 7:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 7:22 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 7:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“All on the dry land, in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.”

Genesis 7:22 — World English Bible

Genesis 7:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died. ”

Genesis 7:22 — American Standard Version

Genesis 7:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“all in whose nostrils <FI>is<Fi> breath of a living spirit--of all that <FI>is<Fi> in the dry land--have died.”

Genesis 7:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 7:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“everything which had in its nostrils the breath of life, of all that was on the dry [land], died. ”

Genesis 7:22 — Darby Translation

Genesis 7:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Euery thing in whose nostrels the spirit of life did breathe, whatsoeuer they were in the drie land, they died.”

Genesis 7:22 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 7:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“All in whose nostrils was the spirit of life, from all that was on the dry land, died.”

Genesis 7:22 — The Living Sword

Genesis 7:22 in Context — Genesis 7

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.

23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

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What Does Genesis 7:22 Mean?

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