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Genesis 7:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 7:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 just as God had told him to do. And when they were all in the boat, the Lord closed the door.
17-18 For 40 days the rain poured down without stopping. And the water became deeper and deeper, until the boat started floating high above the ground.
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Genesis 7:16-18
New International Version
Genesis 7:16-18
New International Version
16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah.(A) Then the Lord shut him in.
17 For forty days(B) the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. 18 The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
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