Genesis 7:17 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The flood [that is, the downpour of rain] was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased and bore up the ark, and it was lifted [high] above the land. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The flood remained on the earth for forty days. The waters rose, lifted the ark, and it rode high above the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version And the great flood occurred for forty days upon the earth. And the waters were increased, and they lifted the ark high above the land. |