Verse 4

For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe out every living thing I have made from the face of the ground.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For om sju dager vil jeg sende regn over jorden i førti dager og netter, og jeg vil utslette alt levende som jeg har skapt fra jorden.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For om sju dager vil jeg la det regne på jorden i førti dager og førti netter, og jeg vil tilintetgjøre alt levende som jeg har skapt fra jordens overflate.

• Norsk King James

  For om syv dager skal jeg sende regn over jorden i førti dager og netter, og jeg skal ødelegge alt liv jeg har skapt fra jordens overflate.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Om sju dager vil jeg la det regne på jorden i førti dager og førti netter og utslette alle levende vesener som jeg har skapt på jorden.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For om sju dager vil jeg la det regne over jorden i førti dager og førti netter og utslette alt levende som jeg har laget, fra jordens overflate.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For om sju dager vil jeg la det regne på jorden i førti dager og førti netter, og jeg vil utslette alle levende vesener som jeg har skapt, fra jordens overflate.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For om syv dager vil jeg la det regne over jorden i førti dager og førti netter, og alt levende som jeg har skapt, vil jeg ødelegge fra jordens overflate.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For om sju dager vil jeg la det regne på jorden i førti dager og førti netter, og jeg vil utslette alle levende vesener som jeg har skapt, fra jordens overflate.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For om syv dager vil jeg la det regne over jorden i førti dager og førti netter, og jeg vil utslette fra jordens overflate alt som eksisterer, det som jeg har skapt.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For om syv dager vil jeg sende regn på jorden, i førti dager og førti netter. Og jeg vil utslette fra jorden alt levende jeg har gjort.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi om syv Dage endnu vil jeg lade regne paa Jorden fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter, og udslette af Jorden alle levende Ting, som jeg haver gjort.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For om sju dager vil jeg la det regne over jorden i førti dager og førti netter, og all skapning som jeg har skapt, vil jeg utslette fra jordens overflate.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For in seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from the face of the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om syv dager vil jeg la det regne på jorden i førti dager og førti netter. Jeg vil utslette fra jordens overflate alle skapninger som jeg har skapt."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For om syv dager skal jeg la det regne på jorden i førti dager og førti netter, og jeg vil utslette alt levende som jeg har skapt fra jordens overflate.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Om sju dager vil jeg la det regne på jorden i førti dager og førti netter, og jeg vil utslette hver levende skapning som jeg har gjort, fra jordens overflate.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For om sju dager vil jeg la det regne på jorden i førti dager og førti netter, for å utrydde alt levende som jeg har skapt fra jordens overflate.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For.vij. dayes hence wyll I send rayne vppo the erth.xl. dayes and.xl. nyghtes and wyll dystroy all maner of thynges that I haue made from of the face of the erth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For yet after seuen dayes, I wil sende raine vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes, and wyll destroye all maner of thinges that I haue made, from of the face of the earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For seuen dayes hence I will cause it raine vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes, and all the substance that I haue made, will I destroy from off the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For after seuen dayes, I wyl rayne vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes: & all substaunce that I haue made, wyll I destroy from the vpper face of the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made, I will destroy from the surface of the ground."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for after other seven days I am sending rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and have wiped away all the substance that I have made from off the face of the ground.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For after seven days I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, for the destruction of every living thing which I have made on the face of the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made, I will destroy from the surface of the ground."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 7:12 : 12 And the rain fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights.
• Gen 7:17 : 17 The flood continued on the earth for forty days. The waters rose and lifted the ark, and it was raised high above the earth.
• Gen 6:7 : 7 So the Lord said, "I will wipe out humanity, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—humans, along with the animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I have made them."
• Gen 6:13 : 13 Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, because the earth is filled with violence through them; behold, I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
• Gen 6:17 : 17 And I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh that has the breath of life in it, under the heavens; everything that is on the earth will perish.
• Gen 8:12 : 12 He waited another seven days and sent out the dove once again, but she did not return to him anymore.
• Job 22:16 : 16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundation was swept away by a flood.
• Job 28:25 : 25 When He gave weight to the wind and measured the waters by measure,
• Ps 69:28 : 28 Add guilt to their guilt, and let them not enter into your righteousness.
• Amos 4:7 : 7 I withheld the rain from you when there were still three months until harvest. I caused it to rain on one city but not on another; one field received rain, while another withered due to lack of it.
• Rev 3:5 : 5 The one who conquers will be clothed in white garments, and I will never blot out their name from the book of life. I will confess their name before my Father and before His angels.
• Gen 7:10 : 10 And after seven days, the waters of the flood came upon the earth.
• Job 37:11-12 : 11 Even with moisture, He loads the thick clouds and scatters His lightning from them. 12 They turn and shift by His guidance, to carry out all that He commands across the surface of the earth.
• Gen 7:21-23 : 21 Every living creature that moved on the earth perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. 23 Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out—human beings, animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
• Gen 8:10 : 10 He waited another seven days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
• Job 36:27-32 : 27 For He draws up the drops of water; they distill as rain into His mist. 28 The clouds pour it out; they drip upon mankind in abundance. 29 Moreover, can anyone understand the expanse of the clouds, or the thunderings of His pavilion? 30 Behold, He spreads His light over it and covers the depths of the sea. 31 For by these He judges the peoples; He gives food in abundance. 32 He covers His hands with the lightning and commands it to strike its target.
• Gen 29:27-28 : 27 'Complete this week’s celebration with Leah, and we will give you Rachel also, in return for another seven years of work.' 28 Jacob did so and completed the week with Leah. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
• Exod 32:32-33 : 32 But now, if You will forgive their sin, please do so. But if not, then blot me out of the book You have written." 33 The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book.
• Gen 2:5 : 5 No bush of the field had yet appeared on the earth, and no plant of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no one to work the ground.
• Gen 6:3 : 3 Then the Lord said, "My Spirit will not contend with humanity forever, because they are flesh; their days will be 120 years."