Genesis 7:10

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“And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.”

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BSBPD

“And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 7:10 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
  2. Genesis 7:4For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
  3. Genesis 7:17For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
  4. Job 22:16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
  5. Matthew 24:38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
  6. Luke 17:27People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

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