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Gen. 7:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I ηdestroy from off the face of the earth.

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Gen. 7:10• ¹⁰And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. (Gen. 7:10)

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Gen. 2:5• ⁵And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground, (Gen. 2:5)

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Gen. 6:3• ³And Jehovah said, My Spirit shall not strive within man forever, for that he also [is] flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years. (Gen. 6:3)

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Gen. 8:10,12• ¹⁰And he stayed yet other seven days, and again he sent the dove out of the ark;
¹²And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove, which returned not again to him more. (Gen. 8:10,12)

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Gen. 29:27‑28• ²⁷Fulfill the week of this one; and we will give thee the other also for the service that thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
²⁸And Jacob did so, and fulfilled the week; and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife. (Gen. 29:27‑28)

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Job 28:25• ²⁵And meting out the waters by measure,{HR}In making a law for the rain, (Job 28:25)

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Job 36:27‑32• ²⁷When he draineth off the drops of water,{HR}They condense into rain in place of its mist,
²⁸So that clouds drop, they distil copiously on man.
²⁹Yea, doth one understand the spreading of the cloud?{HR}The noises of his tabernacle?
³⁰Lo! He hath spread over it his light,{HR}And hath covered the depths of the sea.
³¹For by them he judgeth the nations;{HR}He giveth, food in abundance.
³²On both hands he covereth lightning,{HR}And giveth it a charge in striking. (Job 36:27‑32)

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Job 37:11‑12• ¹¹And he loadeth with moisture the cloud,{HR}He scattereth the cloud of his light,
¹²Round about it turneth itself by his counsels,{HR}That they may do all for which he commandeth them{HR}On the face of the world — earth. (Job 37:11‑12)

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Amos 4:7• ⁷And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. (Amos 4:7)

forty days.

Gen. 7:12,17• ¹²And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.
¹⁷And the flood was forty days upon the earth, and the waters increased and bare up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. (Gen. 7:12,17)

and every.

Gen. 7:21‑23• ²¹And 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:
²²all died which [had] breath of spirit of life, of all that [was] in dry [land].
²³And every living substance which [was] on the face of the ground from man to cattle and to reptile and to bird of the heavens; and they were blotted out from the earth; and Noah only remained, and what [was] with him in the ark. (Gen. 7:21‑23)

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Gen. 6:17• 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. 6:17)

destroy.

Heb. blot out.

Gen. 7:21,23• ²¹And 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:
²³And every living substance which [was] on the face of the ground from man to cattle and to reptile and to bird of the heavens; and they were blotted out from the earth; and Noah only remained, and what [was] with him in the ark. (Gen. 7:21,23)

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Gen. 6:7,13,17• 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. 6:7,13,17)

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Ex. 32:32‑33• ³²And now, if thou wilt forgive their sin...but if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book that thou hast written.
³³And Jehovah said to Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. (Ex. 32:32‑33)

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Job 22:16• ¹⁶Who were snatched away untimely:{HR}A flood was poured on their foundation; (Job 22:16)

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Psa. 69:28• ²⁸Let them be blotted from the book of life,{HR}And with righteous ones let them not be written. (Psa. 69:28)

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Rev. 3:5• ⁵He that overcometh, he shall be clothed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot out his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. (Rev. 3:5)

• The world of unbelievers had refused the warning that sounded through one hundred and twenty years; the seven days' notice was a fresh proof of gracious concern in those that believed. (“The Early Chapters of Genesis: Chapter 7:1-10” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For in yet seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living being which I have made will I destroy from the ground.

W. Kelly Translation

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For 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 destroya from off the face of the ground.

WK Translation Notes

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(blot out)