Genesis 7:19

Genesis 7:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
• New International Version (NIV)They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered.

Context of Genesis 7:19

17The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land. 18The waters became mighty and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters. The waters prevailed so greatly and were so mighty and overwhelming on the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered. 20[In fact] the waters became fifteen cubits higher [than the highest ground], and the mountains were covered. 21All living beings that moved on the earth perished—birds and cattle (domestic animals), [wild] animals, all things that swarm and crawl on the earth, and all mankind.

Genesis 7:19 word by word

וְהַמַּ֗יִם גָּֽבְר֛וּ מְאֹ֥ד מְאֹ֖ד עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיְכֻסּ֗וּ כָּל־הֶֽהָרִים֙ הַגְּבֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• prevailedגָּבַרgâbar · to prevailH1396
• exceedinglyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• upon the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and all the highגָּבֹהַּgâbôhha gâbôhha · highH1364
• hillsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• underתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• the whole heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• were coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680

Cross-references for Genesis 7:19

• Job 12:15Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; Again, He sends the waters out, and they overwhelm and devastate the earth.
• Psalms 46:2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains be shaken and slip into the heart of the seas,
• Psalms 104:6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.
• Jeremiah 3:23Truly, [the hope of salvation from] the hill [where idols are worshiped] is a deception, A tumult and noisy multitude on the mountains; Truly in the Lord our God Is the salvation of Israel.
• 2 Peter 3:6through which the world at that time was destroyed by being flooded with water.

Commentaries on Genesis 7:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 The prevalence of the waters. The forty days are now completed. And at the end of this period the ark had been afloat for a long time. It was drifted on the waters in the direction in which they were flowing, and toward what was formerly the higher ground. Genesis 7:19 Upon the land. - The land is to be understood of the portion of the earth‘s surface known to man. This, with an unknown margin beyond it, was covered with the waters. But this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 The flood was increasing forty days. The waters rose so high, that the tops of the highest mountains were overflowed more than twenty feet. There is no place on earth so high as to set men out of the reach of God's judgments. God's hand will find out all his enemies, Psa 21:8. When the flood thus increased, Noah's ark was lifted up, and the waters which broke down every thing else, bore up the ark. That which to unbelievers betokens death…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark--The ark was finished; and Noah now, in the spirit of implicit faith, which had influenced his whole conduct, waited for directions from God.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 7:19

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Commentaries on Genesis 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings