Translations
Modern
By the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was fully dry.
Traditional
And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
Literal
And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, the earth was dried.
Latin
Mense secundo, septimo et vigesimo die mensis arefacta est terra.
Original
Hebrew
English
By the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was fully dry.
Notes
the earth was fully dry: This word for dry land is often used with the sea to show God’s rule over both land and sea (see 1:9–10; Exodus 14:22, 29; Psalm 95:5; Jonah 1:9).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- The Great Floodc. 2348 BC
- The flood subsidesc. 2347 BC
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genesis, Book of God, Names of Land Mesopotamia Noah Patriarchs, Period of the The Flood