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¶ In the sixe hundredth yeere of Noahs life, in the second moneth, the seuenteenth day of the moneth, the same day, were al the fountaines of the great deepe broken vp, and the windowes of heauen were opened.

1611 marginal noteOr, flood-gates.

And the raine was vpon the earth, fortie dayes, and fortie nights.

In the selfe same day entred Noah, and Sem, and Ham, and Iapheth, the sonnes of Noah, and Noahs wife, and the three wiues of his sonnes with them, into the Arke,

They, and euery beast after his kinde, & all the cattell after their kinde: and euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth after his kinde, and euery foule after his kinde, euery birde of euery sort.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wing.

And they went in vnto Noah into the Arke, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commaunded him: and the LORD shut him in.

And the Flood was fortie dayes vpon the earth, and the waters increased, and bare vp the Arke, and it was lift vp aboue the earth.

And the waters preuailed, and were encreased greatly vpon the earth: and the Arke went vpon the face of the waters.

And the waters preuailed exceedingly vpon the earth, and all the high hils, that were vnder the whole heauen, were couered.

Fifteene cubits vpward, did the waters preuaile; and the mountaines were couered.