What Does Genesis 7:23 Mean?

“and they were destroyed”

properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e., grease or make fat

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“And every living substance”

properly, standing (extant), i.e., by implication, a living thing

“alive and they that”

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“which was upon the face”

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

“of the ground”

soil (from its general redness)

“both man”

ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“and cattle”

properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“and the creeping things”

a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“and the fowl”

a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively

“of the heaven”

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r

“and they were destroyed”

properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e., grease or make fat

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

“from the earth”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“remained”

properly, to swell up, i.e., be (causatively, make) redundant

“only”

a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only

“and Noah”

noach, the patriarch of the flood

“alive and they that”

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“were with him in the ark”

a box