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Genesis 7

Gen. 7:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And all flesh
basar (Hebrew #1320)
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man
KJV usage: body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
Pronounce: baw-sawr'
Origin: from 1319
died
gava` (Hebrew #1478)
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
KJV usage: die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
Pronounce: gaw-vah'
Origin: a primitive root
that moved
ramas (Hebrew #7430)
properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
KJV usage: creep, move.
Pronounce: raw-mas'
Origin: a primitive root
upon the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, both of fowl
`owph (Hebrew #5775)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
KJV usage: bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
Pronounce: ofe
Origin: from 5774
, and of cattle
bhemah (Hebrew #929)
properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
KJV usage: beast, cattle.
Pronounce: be-hay-maw'
Origin: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute)
, and of beast
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
, and of every creeping thing
sherets (Hebrew #8318)
a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals
KJV usage: creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).
Pronounce: sheh'-rets
Origin: from 8317
that creepeth
sharats (Hebrew #8317)
to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound
KJV usage: breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.
Pronounce: shaw-rats'
Origin: a primitive root
upon the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, and every man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
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Job 22:15‑17• 15Wilt thou keep to the old way{HR}Which men of iniquity trod,
 16Who were snatched away untimely:{HR}A flood was poured on their foundation;
 17Who were saying to God, Depart from us,{HR}And what could the Almighty do for them? (Job 22:15‑17)

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Cattle,
Earth,
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Fowl,
Man

Cross References

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Gen. 7:4• 4For yet seven days and I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and all the living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground. (Gen. 7:4)
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Gen. 6:6‑7,13,17• 6And Jehovah repented that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
 7And Jehovah said, I will wipe out man whom I have created, from the face of the ground—from man to cattle, to reptiles, and to bird of the heavens; for I repent that I have made them.
 13And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of violence through them; and behold I will destroy them with the earth.
 17And I, behold I, bring the flood of waters on the earth to destroy all flesh wherein [is] the breath of life: all that [is] in the earth shall expire. (Gen. 6:6‑7,13,17)
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Job 22:15‑17• 15Wilt thou keep to the old way{HR}Which men of iniquity trod,
 16Who were snatched away untimely:{HR}A flood was poured on their foundation;
 17Who were saying to God, Depart from us,{HR}And what could the Almighty do for them? (Job 22:15‑17)
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Isa. 24:6,19• 6Therefore doth the curse devour the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
 19The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is quite dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. (Isa. 24:6,19)
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Jer. 4:22‑27• 22{i}For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.{/i}
 23I beheld the earth, and lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
 24I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
 25I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
 26I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of Jehovah, and by his fierce anger.
 27{i}For thus saith Jehovah: The whole land shall be a desolation; but I will not make a full end.{/i} (Jer. 4:22‑27)
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Jer. 12:3‑4• 3But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
 4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end. (Jer. 12:3‑4)
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Hos. 4:3• 3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. (Hos. 4:3)
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Joel 1:17‑20• 17{i}The seeds are rotten under their clods, the granaries are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.{/i}
 18{i}How do the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are bewildered, for they have no pasture; the flocks of sheep also are in suffering.{/i}
 19{i}To thee, Jehovah, do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned up all the trees of the field.{/i}
 20{i}The beasts of the field also cry unto thee; for the water-courses are dried, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.{/i} (Joel 1:17‑20)
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Joel 2:3• 3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. (Joel 2:3)
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Zeph. 1:3• 3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith Jehovah. (Zeph. 1:3)
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Matt. 24:39• 39and they knew not until the flood came and took them all away, so shall the coming of the Son of man be. (Matt. 24:39)
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Luke 17:27• 27they ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all [of them]. (Luke 17:27)
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Rom. 8:20,22• 20For to vanity the creation was subjected, not willingly but on account of him that subjected [it], in hope
 22For we know that all the creation groaneth together and travaileth together until now; (Rom. 8:20,22)
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2 Peter 2:5• 5and spared not an ancient world but preserved Noah an eighth, a preacher of righteousness, having brought a flood upon a world of ungodly ones; (2 Peter 2:5)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And all flesh that moved on the earth expired, fowl as well as cattle, and beasts, and all crawlinga things which crawla on the earth, and all mankind:

JND Translation Notes

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Or "swarming ... swarm."

W. Kelly Translation

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And all flesh that moved upon the earth expired, bird and cattle and beast and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all mankind: