18The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.


In Context

15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark.

16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in.

17 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.

18 The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.

19 They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.

20 The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet. ,

Genesis 7:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:18For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon the waters.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:18And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:18And the waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark went on the face of the waters.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:18And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth: and the ark moved upon the face of the waters.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:18The waters prevailed, and increased greatly on the earth; and the ship floated on the surface of the waters.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:18and the waters are mighty, and multiply exceedingly upon the earth; and the ark goeth on the face of the waters.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly on the earth; and the ark went on the face of the waters.