Genesis 7:4
New English Translation
4 For in seven days[a] I will cause it to rain[b] on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made.”
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- Genesis 7:4 tn Heb “for seven days yet,” meaning “after [or “in”] seven days.”
- Genesis 7:4 tn The Hiphil participle מַמְטִיר (mamtir, “cause to rain”) here expresses the certainty of the act in the imminent future.
Genesis 7:4
The Voice
4 Seven days from now, I will send a massive rain to cover the earth. The rain will last 40 days and 40 nights, and every living thing I have made will be wiped off the face of the earth.
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