Genesis 7:22

Modern

Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

Traditional

All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

Literal

Everything that had in its nostrils the breath of the spirit of life—of all that was on the dry land—died.

Latin

…et cuncta, in quibus spiraculum vitæ est in terra, mortua sunt.

Hebrew

English

Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

every living thing: See study note on 6:17.

Theme notes and profiles

Genesis 2:7
Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
Genesis 6:17
And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.