Genesis 7:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.”
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“Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.”
King James Version · Public Domain“all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“all in whose nostrils <FI>is<Fi> breath of a living spirit--of all that <FI>is<Fi> in the dry land--have died.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 7:22 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
- Genesis 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
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