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Genesis 7:18 KJV
Genesis · chapter 7 · verse 18
And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.Genesis 7:18 · King James Version
Genesis 7:18 in context
16And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
17And 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.
18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prevailedgâbarto be strongH1396 →
- increasedrâbâhto increaseH7235 →
- greatlymᵉʼôdproperly, vehemenceH3966 →
- watersmayimwaterH4325 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- wentyâlakto walkH3212 →
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We are here told, I. How long the flood was increasing - forty days, Gen 7:17. The profane world, who believed not that it would come, probably when it came flattered themselves with hopes that it would soon abate and never come to extremity; but still it increased, it prevailed. Note, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-20