NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Fifteen`asar (aw-sawr') ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th). chamesh (khaw-maysh') five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece). cubits 'ammah (am-maw') a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance) upward ma`al (mah'al) the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very. did the waters mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). prevail gabar (gaw-bar') to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently -- exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant. and the mountains har (har) a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion. were covered kacah (kaw-saw') to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The water prevailed fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered. King James Bible Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. Holman Christian Standard Bible The mountains were covered as the waters surged above them more than 20 feet. International Standard Version The flood waters rose 15 cubits above the mountains. NET Bible The waters rose more than twenty feet above the mountains. GOD'S WORD® Translation It rose 23 feet above the mountaintops. King James 2000 Bible Fifteen cubits above did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. Links Genesis 7:20Genesis 7:20 NIV Genesis 7:20 NLT Genesis 7:20 ESV Genesis 7:20 NASB Genesis 7:20 KJV |
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