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 Tu prendras auprès de toi sept couples de tous les animaux purs, le mâle et sa femelle; une paire des animaux qui ne sont pas purs, le mâle et sa femelle;

3 sept couples aussi des oiseaux du ciel, mâle et femelle, afin de conserver leur race en vie sur la face de toute la terre.

4 Car, encore sept jours, et je ferai pleuvoir sur la terre quarante jours et quarante nuits, et j’exterminerai de la face de la terre tous les êtres que j’ai faits.

5 Noé exécuta tout ce que l’Éternel lui avait ordonné.

6 Noé avait six cents ans, lorsque le déluge d’eaux fut sur la terre.

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What Does Genesis 7:4 Mean?

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