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Genesis 7:19–20
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Genesis 7:19
19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
19And the waters preuailed exceedingly vpon the earth, and all the high hils, that were vnder the whole heauen, were couered.
Genesis 7:20
20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
20Fifteene cubits vpward, did the waters preuaile; and the mountaines were couered.
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DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 7:19
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exceedingly
To a very great, intense, or unusual degree.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.
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Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
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Raised or far above; great in height, rank, degree, or importance; as an adverb, greatly or aloft.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Entire, complete, or undivided; also sound or restored to health, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The expanse above the earth, including the sky or firmament; also the dwelling or throne of God, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Genesis 7:20
Five and ten.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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From verse 19
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Open the full verse study6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
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Open the full verse study6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
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Open the full verse study23Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
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Open the full verse study15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
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Open the full verse study2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
From verse 20
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Open the full verse study23Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
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Open the full verse study6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
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