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And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. (KJV)

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וַֽיְהִ֧יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 1

הַמַּבּ֛וּלha.ma.Bulthe flood

Lemma: מַבּוּל (mab.bul) · Strong's: H3999

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: flood

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 7:10, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3999; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 2

אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'Imforty

Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)

Meaning: forty

Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 3

י֖וֹםYomday[s]

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 4

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 5

הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 6

וַיִּרְבּ֣וּvai.yir.Buand they increased

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 7

הַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimthe waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 8

וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'Uand they lifted

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to lift: bear

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7, Genesis 42:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 9

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 10

הַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.Vahthe ark

Lemma: תֵּבָה (te.vah) · Strong's: H8392

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: ark

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8392; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 11

וַתָּ֖רָםva.Ta.romand it rose

Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to exalt

Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44, Exodus 7:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 12

מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 13

הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 7:17 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For forty	→	אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
the flood	→	מַבּוּל H3999 flood
kept coming	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
and the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
rose	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
and lifted	→	נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear
the ark	→	תֵּבָה H8392 ark
high above	→	עַל H5921A upon
the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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