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 limpo tomarás de sete em sete, macho e sua fêmea; mas dos animais que não são limpos, dois, macho e sua fêmea.

3 Também das aves dos céus de sete em sete, macho e fêmea; para guardar em vida a descendência sobre a face de toda a terra.

4 Porque passados ainda sete dias, eu farei chover sobre a terra quarenta dias e quarenta noites; e apagarei toda criatura que fiz de sobre a face da terra.

5 E fez Noé conforme tudo o que lhe mandou o SENHOR.

6 E sendo Noé de seiscentos anos, o dilúvio das águas foi sobre a terra.

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What Does Genesis 7:4 Mean?

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