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Genesis 7:20 Interlinear

“ Fifteen cubits upward prevail did the waters were covered and the mountains”

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Genesis 7 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	חֲמֵ֨שׁ	H2568		five
2	עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה	H6240	Fifteen	ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
3	אַמָּה֙	H520	cubits	properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
4	מִלְמַ֔עְלָה	H4605	upward	properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
5	גָּֽבְר֖וּ	H1396	prevail	to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
6	הַמָּ֑יִם	H4325	did the waters	water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
7	וַיְכֻסּ֖וּ	H3680	were covered	properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
8	הֶֽהָרִֽים׃	H2022	and the mountains	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

Genesis 7:20 (current) Fifteen cubits upward prevail did the waters were covered and the mountains