Genesis 7:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thus He blottedוַיִּ֜מַח
(vai·yi·mach)
4229a: to wipe, wipe outa prim. root
out everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
living thingהַיְק֣וּם
(hay·kum)
3351: substance, existencefrom qum
that was upon the faceפְּנֵ֣י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the land,הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה
(ha·'a·da·mah)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
from manמֵאָדָ֤ם
(me·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
to animalsבְּהֵמָה֙
(be·he·mah)
929: a beast, animal, cattlefrom an unused word
to creeping thingsרֶ֙מֶשׂ֙
(re·mes)
7431: creeping things, moving thingsfrom ramas
and to birdsעֹ֣וף
(o·vf)
5775: flying creaturesfrom uph
of the sky,הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim,)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
and they were blottedוַיִּמָּח֖וּ
(vai·yim·ma·chu)
4229a: to wipe, wipe outa prim. root
out from the earth;הָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and onlyאַךְ־
(ach-)
389: surely, howbeitof uncertain derivation, see aken
Noahנֹ֛חַ
(no·ach)
5146: "rest," patriarch who survived the floodfrom nuach
was left,וַיִשָּׁ֧אֶר
(va·yi·sha·'er)
7604: to remain, be left overa prim. root
together with those that were with him in the ark.בַּתֵּבָֽה׃
(bat·te·vah.)
8392: a box, chestprobably of foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
And every living substance
yquwm  (yek-oom')
standing (extant), i.e. by implication, a living thing -- (living) substance.
was destroyed
machah  (maw-khaw')
to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
which was upon the face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of the ground
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
both man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
and cattle
bhemah  (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
and the creeping things
remes  (reh'-mes)
a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal -- that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing.
and the fowl
`owph  (ofe)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
of the heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and they were destroyed
machah  (maw-khaw')
to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
from the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and Noah
Noach  (no'-akh)
rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood -- Noah.
only
'ak  (ak)
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
remained
sha'ar  (shaw-ar')
to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
alive and they that
'aher  (ash-er')
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
were with him in the ark
tebah  (tay-baw')
a box -- ark.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Thus He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, and they were blotted out from the earth; and only Noah was left, together with those that were with him in the ark.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He wiped out every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, from mankind to livestock, to creatures that crawl, to the birds of the sky, and they were wiped off the earth. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark.

International Standard Version
All existing creatures that had lived on the surface of the ground were annihilated, from humans to livestock, from crawling creatures to birds of the sky. They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah remained, along with those who were with him in the ark.

NET Bible
So the LORD destroyed every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, including people, animals, creatures that creep along the ground, and birds of the sky. They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Every living creature on the face of the earth was wiped out. Humans, domestic animals, crawling creatures, and birds were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those with him in the ship were left.

King James 2000 Bible
And every living thing 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.
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