Genesis 7:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.”
Genesis 7:19 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 7:1914 words
וְהַמַּיִםwəhamayimAnd the waters
גָּבְרוּgāvərûBe strong
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
עַלʿalAbove
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
וַיְכֻסּוּwayəḵusûAnd plump
כָּלkālWhole
הֶהָרִיםhehārîmThe mountain
הַגְּבֹהִיםhagəvōhîmThe elevated
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
כָּלkālWhole
הַשָּׁמָיִםhašāmāyimThe heavens
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