Genesis 7:10

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.7.10", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֖י לְשִׁבְעַ֣ת הַיָּמִ֑ים וּמֵ֣י הַמַּבּ֔וּל הָי֖וּ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* to-seven the-*yāmîm* and-*mê* the-*mabbûl* *hāyû* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*mê*": "construct plural of *mayim* - waters of", "*mabbûl*": "noun, masculine singular - flood/deluge", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*wa-yəhî*": "and it was/happened/came to pass", "*mê*": "waters of", "*mabbûl*": "flood/deluge", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וֽ͏ַיְהִ֖י לְשִׁבְעַ֣ת הַיָּמִ֑ים וּמֵ֣י הַמַּבּ֔וּל הָי֖וּ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

wa-yəhî to-seven the-yāmîm and-mê the-mabbûl hāyû upon-the-ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

• *wa-yəhî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened
• *yāmîm*: noun, masculine plural - days
• *mê*: construct plural of *mayim* - waters of
• *mabbûl*: noun, masculine singular - flood/deluge
• *hāyû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth/land

Word Meanings

• *wa-yəhî*: and it was/happened/came to pass
• *mê*: waters of
• *mabbûl*: flood/deluge
• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And after seven days, the waters of the flood came upon the earth.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it occurred after seven days that the floodwaters were upon the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass after the seven{H7651} days,{H3117} that the waters{H4325} of the flood{H3999} were upon the earth.{H776}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass after seven{H7651} days{H3117}, that the waters{H4325} of the flood{H3999} were upon the earth{H776}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the seventh daye the waters of the floud came vppon the erth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan the seuen dayes were past, the water floude came vpon the earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And so after seuen dayes the waters of the flood were vpon the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so it came to passe after seuen dayes, that the waters of the flud were vpon the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened after the seven days, that the waters of the flood came on the earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, after the seventh of the days, that waters of the deluge have been on the earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And after the seven days, the waters came over all the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened after the seven days, that the waters of the flood came on the earth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And after seven days the floodwaters engulfed the earth.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 7:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Genesis.7.4", "source": "כִּי֩ לְיָמִ֨ים ע֜וֹד שִׁבְעָ֗ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ מַמְטִ֣יר עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָ֑יְלָה וּמָחִ֗יתִי אֶֽת־כָּל־הַיְקוּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "For to-*yāmîm* yet seven *ʾānōkî mamṭîr* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ* forty *yôm* and-forty *lāylâ* and-*māḥîtî* *ʾet*-all-the-*yəqûm* which *ʿāśîtî* from-upon face-of the-*ʾădāmâ*", "grammar": { "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*ʾānōkî*": "independent personal pronoun, 1st singular - I", "*mamṭîr*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing to rain", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*lāylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*māḥîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular with waw consecutive - and I will wipe out/destroy", "*yəqûm*": "noun, masculine singular - existing thing/substance/living thing", "*ʿāśîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I made/did", "*ʾădāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ground/land/earth" }, "variants": { "*mamṭîr*": "causing to rain/bringing rain", "*māḥîtî*": "wipe out/destroy/blot out", "*yəqûm*": "living being/existence/substance", "*ʾădāmâ*": "ground/soil/land/earth" } }
• Gen 7:17-20 : 17 { "verseID": "Genesis.7.17", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֧י הַמַּבּ֛וּל אַרְבָּעִ֥ים י֖וֹם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ הַמַּ֗יִם וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־הַתֵּבָ֔ה וַתָּ֖רָם מֵעַ֥ל הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* the-*mabbûl* forty *yôm* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ wa-yirbû* the-*mayim wa-yiśʾû ʾet*-the-*tēbâ wa-tārām* from-upon the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened", "*mabbûl*": "noun, masculine singular - flood/deluge", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*wa-yirbû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they increased", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*wa-yiśʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they lifted", "*tēbâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ark/vessel", "*wa-tārām*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it was lifted" }, "variants": { "*wa-yəhî*": "and it was/happened/came to pass", "*mabbûl*": "flood/deluge", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*wa-yirbû*": "and they increased/multiplied/became many", "*wa-yiśʾû*": "and they lifted/raised/carried", "*tēbâ*": "ark/chest/vessel", "*wa-tārām*": "and it was lifted/raised/elevated" } } 18 { "verseID": "Genesis.7.18", "source": "וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּ הַמַּ֛יִם וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ מְאֹ֖ד עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ הַתֵּבָ֖ה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃", "text": "*wa-yigbərû* the-*mayim wa-yirbû məʾōd* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ wa-tēlek* the-*tēbâ* upon-face-of the-*māyim*", "grammar": { "*wa-yigbərû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they prevailed", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*wa-yirbû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they increased", "*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*wa-tēlek*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it went", "*tēbâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ark/vessel", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water" }, "variants": { "*wa-yigbərû*": "and they prevailed/were strong/overwhelmed", "*wa-yirbû*": "and they increased/multiplied/became many", "*məʾōd*": "very/exceedingly/greatly", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*wa-tēlek*": "and it went/moved/floated", "*tēbâ*": "ark/chest/vessel" } } 19 { "verseID": "Genesis.7.19", "source": "וְהַמַּ֗יִם גָּֽ‪[m]‬בְר֛וּ מְאֹ֥ד מְאֹ֖ד עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיְכֻסּ֗וּ כָּל־הֽ͏ֶהָרִים֙ הַגְּבֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃", "text": "And-the-*mayim gābərû məʾōd məʾōd* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ wa-yəkussû* all-the-*hehārîm* the-*gəbōhîm* which-under all-the-*šāmāyim*", "grammar": { "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*gābərû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they prevailed", "*məʾōd məʾōd*": "adverb repeated for emphasis - very very/exceedingly", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*wa-yəkussû*": "waw consecutive + pual imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were covered", "*hehārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - the mountains", "*gəbōhîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - high/tall", "*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine dual/plural - heavens/sky" }, "variants": { "*gābərû*": "prevailed/were strong/overwhelmed", "*məʾōd məʾōd*": "exceedingly/very very/overwhelmingly", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*wa-yəkussû*": "and they were covered/concealed/hidden", "*hehārîm*": "mountains/hills", "*gəbōhîm*": "high/tall/elevated", "*šāmāyim*": "heavens/sky" } } 20 { "verseID": "Genesis.7.20", "source": "חֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ מִלְמַ֔עְלָה גָּבְר֖וּ הַמָּ֑יִם וַיְכֻסּ֖וּ הֶהָרִֽים׃", "text": "Fifteen *ʾammâ* from-upward *gābərû* the-*mayim wa-yəkussû* the-*hehārîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾammâ*": "noun, feminine singular - cubit", "*gābərû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they prevailed", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*wa-yəkussû*": "waw consecutive + pual imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were covered", "*hehārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - the mountains" }, "variants": { "*ʾammâ*": "cubit/forearm (unit of measure)", "*gābərû*": "prevailed/were strong/rose", "*wa-yəkussû*": "and they were covered/concealed/hidden", "*hehārîm*": "mountains/hills" } }
• Job 22:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.22.16", "source": "אֲשֶֽׁר־קֻמְּט֥וּ וְלֹא־עֵ֑ת נָ֝הָ֗ר יוּצַ֥ק יְסוֹדָֽם׃", "text": "*ʾăšer-qummᵉṭû wə-lōʾ-ʿēt nāhār yûṣaq yəsôdām*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer-qummᵉṭû*": "relative pronoun + Pual perfect, 3rd common plural - who were snatched away", "*wə-lōʾ-ʿēt*": "conjunction + negative particle + noun, feminine singular - and not time", "*nāhār*": "noun, masculine singular - river/stream", "*yûṣaq*": "Hophal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was poured out", "*yəsôdām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their foundation" }, "variants": { "*qummᵉṭû*": "to be seized/snatched away/cut off", "*ʿēt*": "time/proper time", "*nāhār*": "river/stream/flood", "*yûṣaq*": "to be poured out/melted/cast", "*yəsôdām*": "their foundation/base" } }
• Matt 24:38-39 : 38 { "verseID": "Matthew.24.38", "source": "Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταῖς πρὸ τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ τρώγοντες καὶ πίνοντες, γαμοῦντες καὶ ἐκγαμίζοντες, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας εἰσῆλθεν Νῶε εἰς τὴν κιβωτόν,", "text": "For just as they *ēsan* in the *hēmerais* before the *kataklysmu* *trōgontes* and *pinontes*, *gamountes* and *ekgamizontes*, until which *hēmeras* *eisēlthen* *Nōe* into the *kibōton*,", "grammar": { "*ēsan*": "imperfect active, 3rd person plural - they were", "*hēmerais*": "dative feminine plural - days", "*kataklysmu*": "genitive masculine singular - of flood", "*trōgontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - eating", "*pinontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - drinking", "*gamountes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - marrying", "*ekgamizontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - giving in marriage", "*hēmeras*": "genitive feminine singular - of day", "*eisēlthen*": "aorist active, 3rd person singular - entered", "*Nōe*": "nominative masculine singular - Noah", "*kibōton*": "accusative feminine singular - ark" }, "variants": { "*ēsan*": "they were/existed", "*hēmerais*": "days/times", "*kataklysmu*": "flood/deluge", "*trōgontes*": "eating/consuming", "*pinontes*": "drinking", "*gamountes*": "marrying/taking wives", "*ekgamizontes*": "giving in marriage", "*eisēlthen*": "entered/went in", "*kibōton*": "ark/boat/chest" } } 39 { "verseID": "Matthew.24.39", "source": "Καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν, ἕως ἦλθεν ὁ κατακλυσμὸς, καὶ ἦρεν ἅπαντας· οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἡ παρουσία τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.", "text": "And not *egnōsan*, until *ēlthen* the *kataklysmos*, and *ēren* *hapantas*; thus *estai* also the *parousia* of the *Huiou* of the *anthrōpou*.", "grammar": { "*egnōsan*": "aorist active, 3rd person plural - they knew", "*ēlthen*": "aorist active, 3rd person singular - came", "*kataklysmos*": "nominative masculine singular - flood", "*ēren*": "aorist active, 3rd person singular - took away", "*hapantas*": "accusative masculine plural - all", "*estai*": "future middle, 3rd person singular - will be", "*parousia*": "nominative feminine singular - coming/presence", "*Huiou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Son", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive masculine singular - of man" }, "variants": { "*egnōsan*": "they knew/understood/realized", "*ēlthen*": "came/arrived", "*kataklysmos*": "flood/deluge", "*ēren*": "took away/removed/carried off", "*hapantas*": "all/every one/the whole", "*estai*": "will be/shall be", "*parousia*": "coming/presence/arrival", "*Huiou*": "Son", "*anthrōpou*": "of man/human/mankind" } }
• Luke 17:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Luke.17.27", "source": "Ἤσθιον, ἔπινον, ἐγάμουν, ἐξεγαμίζοντο, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας εἰσῆλθεν Νῶε εἰς τὴν κιβωτόν, καὶ ἦλθεν ὁ κατακλυσμός, καὶ ἀπώλεσεν ἅπαντας.", "text": "They were *ēsthion*, they were *epinon*, they were *egamoun*, they were *exegamizonto*, until which *hēmeras* *eisēlthen* *Nōe* into the *kibōton*, and *ēlthen* the *kataklysmos*, and *apōlesen* *hapantas*.", "grammar": { "*ēsthion*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - they were eating", "*epinon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - they were drinking", "*egamoun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - they were marrying", "*exegamizonto*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd plural - they were being given in marriage", "*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - day", "*eisēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - entered", "*Nōe*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Noah", "*kibōton*": "accusative, feminine, singular - ark", "*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - came", "*kataklysmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - flood", "*apōlesen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - destroyed", "*hapantas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - all" }, "variants": { "*ēsthion*": "they were eating/consuming food", "*epinon*": "they were drinking", "*egamoun*": "they were marrying/taking wives", "*exegamizonto*": "they were being given in marriage", "*kibōton*": "ark/large boat", "*kataklysmos*": "flood/deluge", "*apōlesen*": "destroyed/killed/wiped out", "*hapantas*": "all/everyone/the whole lot" } }
• Gen 6:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Genesis.6.17", "source": "וַאֲנִ֗י הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶת־הַמַּבּ֥וּל מַ֙יִם֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ לְשַׁחֵ֣ת כָּל־בָּשָׂ֗ר אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ֙ ר֣וּחַ חַיִּ֔ים מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָ֖רֶץ יִגְוָֽע׃", "text": "And I, behold I *mēbîʾ* *ʾet*-*ha-mabbûl* *mayim* upon *hā-ʾāreṣ* to *šaḥēt* all *bāśār* which in it *rûaḥ* *ḥayyîm* from under *ha-šāmayim* all which in *ʾāreṣ* *yigwāʿ*", "grammar": { "*mēbîʾ*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - bringing", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-mabbûl*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - the flood", "*mayim*": "noun masculine plural - waters", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular with definite article with prefix preposition - upon the earth/land", "*šaḥēt*": "piel infinitive construct - to destroy", "*bāśār*": "noun masculine singular - flesh/living creature", "*rûaḥ*": "noun feminine singular construct - breath/spirit of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun masculine plural - life", "*ha-šāmayim*": "noun masculine dual with definite article with prefix preposition - from under the heavens", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular with prefix preposition - in the earth", "*yigwāʿ*": "qal imperfect 3ms - will die/expire/perish" }, "variants": { "*mabbûl*": "flood/deluge", "*šaḥēt*": "destroy/ruin/corrupt", "*bāśār*": "flesh/living creatures/humans and animals", "*rûaḥ ḥayyîm*": "breath of life/spirit of life", "*yigwāʿ*": "will die/will expire/will perish" } }