Genesis 7:22
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
Genesis 7:22 in other translations
| BSB | Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. |
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| WEB | All on the dry land, in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died. |
| ASV | all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died. |
| YLT | all in whose nostrils is breath of a living spirit--of all that is in the dry land--have died. |
| DARBY | everything which had in its nostrils the breath of life, of all that was on the dry land, died. |
| BBE | Everything on the dry land, in which was the breath of life, came to its end. |
| Webster | All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was on the dry land, died. |
What does Genesis 7:22 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 7:21-24
All the men, women, and children, that were in the world, excepting those in the ark, died. We may easily imagine what terror seized them. Our Saviour tells us, that till the very day that the flood came, they were eating and drinking, Lu 17:26, 27; they were deaf and blind to all Divine warnings. In this posture death surprised them. They were convinced of their folly when it was too late. We may suppose they tried…
Genesis 7:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 7:22
- Genesis 2:7
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- Genesis 6:17
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
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Context
- Genesis 7:21
And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
- Genesis 7:22
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
- Genesis 7:23
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
Genesis 7:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Todo lo que tenía aliento de espíritu de vida en sus narices, de todo lo que había en la tierra, murió. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tout ce qui avait le souffle de vie dans ses narines, de tout ce qui était sur la terre sèche, mourut. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | alles starb, in dessen Nase ein Odem des Lebenshauches war, von allem, was auf dem Trockenen war. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et cuncta, in quibus spiraculum vitæ est in terra, mortua sunt. |