17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 7:17:1 ⧉וֽ͏ַיְהִ֧יvayehilasted Genesis 7:17:2 ⧉הַמַּבּ֛וּלhammabulthe flood Genesis 7:17:3 ⧉אַרְבָּעִ֥יםarbaeemforty Genesis 7:17:4 ⧉י֖וֹםyomdays Genesis 7:17:5 ⧉עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץalhaaretsupon the earth Genesis 7:17:6 ⧉וַיִּרְבּ֣וּvayirbuincreased Genesis 7:17:7 ⧉הַמַּ֗יִםhammayimthe waters Genesis 7:17:8 ⧉וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vayisubore up Genesis 7:17:9 ⧉אֶת־הַתֵּבָ֔הethatevathe ark Genesis 7:17:10 ⧉וַתָּ֖רָםvataramrose Genesis 7:17:11 ⧉מֵעַ֥לmealabove Genesis 7:17:12 ⧉הָאָֽרֶץ׃haaretsthe earth |
17. Formal Translation And it happened that the flood was forty days upon the earth; the waters multiplied and lifted the ark, and it rose up above the earth. |
17. Dynamic Translation The flood lasted for forty days on the earth, and as the water kept rising it carried the ark and lifted it high above the ground. |