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Genesis 7:19
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17 aNow the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth.  
18 The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, aand the ark moved about on the surface of the waters.  
19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered.
20 The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.
21 aAnd all flesh died that moved on1 the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.  
22 All in awhose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, all that was on the dry land, died.  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 7:19

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American Standard Version
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.

Amplified® Bible
And the waters prevailed so exceedingly {and} were so mighty upon the earth that all the high hills under the whole sky were covered.

Contemporary English Version
Finally, the mighty flood was so deep that even the highest mountain peaks were almost twenty-five feet below the surface of the water.

Darby English Version
And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth; and all the high mountains that are under all the heavens were covered.

Good News Bible
It became so deep that it covered the highest mountains;

King James Version
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

New American Standard Bible
The water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered.

New International Version
They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.

New King James Version
And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens had become covered.

Revised Standard Version
And the waters prevailed so mightily upon the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered;

Young's Literal Translation
And the waters have been very very mighty on the earth, and covered are all the high mountains which `are' under the whole heavens;

New English Translation
The waters completely inundated1 the earth so that even2 all the high mountains under the entire sky were covered.


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