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Genesis 6:17
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15 And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred1 cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.  
16 You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.
17 aAnd behold, I Myself am bringing bfloodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall cdie.  
18 But I will establish My acovenant with you; and byou shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.  
19 And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring atwo of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.  
20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind awill come to you to keep them alive.  
21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.”
Verse Comparison: Genesis 6:17

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American Standard Version
And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon this earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is in the earth shall die.

Amplified® Bible
For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy {and} make putrid all flesh under the heavens in which are the breath {and} spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.

Contemporary English Version
I'm going to send a flood that will destroy everything that breathes! Nothing will be left alive.

Darby English Version
For I, behold, I bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh under the heavens in which is the breath of life: everything that is on the earth shall expire.

Good News Bible
I am going to send a flood on the earth to destroy every living being. Everything on the earth will die,

King James Version
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.

New International Version
I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.

New King James Version
And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, I, even I bring the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh which has the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that lives on the earth shall perish.

Revised Standard Version
For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall die.

Young's Literal Translation
`And I, lo, I am bringing in the deluge of waters on the earth to destroy all flesh, in which `is' a living spirit, from under the heavens; all that `is' in the earth doth expire.


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