Genesis 7:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.”

Genesis 7:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 7:4 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 7:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights. I will destroy every living thing that I have made from the surface of the ground.””

Genesis 7:4 — World English Bible

Genesis 7:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.”

Genesis 7:4 — American Standard Version

Genesis 7:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for after other seven days I am sending rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and have wiped away all the substance that I have made from off the face of the ground.'”

Genesis 7:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 7:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For in yet seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living being which I have made will I destroy from the ground.”

Genesis 7:4 — Darby Translation

Genesis 7:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For seuen dayes hence I will cause it raine vpon the earth fourtie dayes and fourtie nightes, and all the substance that I haue made, will I destroy from off the earth.”

Genesis 7:4 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 7:4 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“For in yet seven days, I will cause rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe out every living thing that I have made from upon the face of the ground."”

Genesis 7:4 — The Living Sword

Genesis 7:4 in Context — Genesis 7

2 De todo animal limpio te tomarás de siete en siete, macho y su hembra; mas de los animales que no son limpios, dos, macho y su hembra.

3 También de las aves de los cielos de siete en siete, macho y hembra; para guardar en vida la casta sobre la faz de toda la tierra.

4 Porque [pasados] aún siete días, yo haré llover sobre la tierra cuarenta días y cuarenta noches; y raeré toda sustancia que hice de sobre la faz de la tierra.

5 E hizo Noé conforme á todo lo que le mandó Jehová.

6 Y siendo Noé de seiscientos años, el diluvio de las aguas fué sobre la tierra.

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What Does Genesis 7:4 Mean?

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