Verse Comparison: Genesis 7:20
American Standard Version
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
Amplified® Bible
[In fact] the waters became fifteen cubits higher, as the high hills were covered.
Contemporary English Version
(SEE 7:19)
Darby English Version
Fifteen cubits upward the waters prevailed; and the mountains were covered.
Good News Bible
it went on rising until it was about twenty-five feet above the tops of the mountains.
King James Version
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
New American Standard Bible
The water prevailed fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered.
New International Version
The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet. ,
New King James Version
The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The water prevailed fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains had become covered.
Revised Standard Version
the waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits deep.
Young's Literal Translation
fifteen cubits upwards have the waters become mighty, and the mountains are covered;
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