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Genesis 7:22

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Everything that breathed air and lived on dry land died.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes the complete devastation of the flood - every breathing creature on land perished.

📚 Historical Context

This verse describes the global flood during Noah's time, when God judged the earth for its wickedness. According to the account, only Noah's family and the animals in the ark survived this catastrophic event. The phrase emphasizes the totality of the destruction that came upon all land-dwelling, air-breathing life.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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