There does seem to be general agreement on the gist of this particular bit of holy horseshit among translators, though.
You don't want to get like G-C, catty. When confronted with an obvious turd in his bible he will assert some translation - known apparently only to him and/or shitheads like him - which disposes of the problem. You do not want to go down that road.
BTW, this particular passage serves a very obvious point. In the Greek myth of Deucalion some men survived the flood by climbing to the tops of various mountains. Well...it wouldn't do to have the jewish bullshit god outfoxed by mere mortals so this correction was written into the story....so that ONLY Noah and his merry band survived. When yahweh the bloody-handed stages a fucking genocide he wants it to be complete genocide, motherfucker!
It is also evidence that the bible tale was written after the Deucalion myth which first shows up in Hesiod (late 8th to late 7th centuries BC) which is not too long after the Greek alphabet began to spread into common usage.
Quote:◄ Genesis 7:19 ►
New International Version (©2011)
They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.
New Living Translation (©2007)
Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth,
English Standard Version (©2001)
And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered.
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered.
King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Then the waters surged even higher on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole sky were covered.
International Standard Version (©2012)
The flood water surged even higher throughout the earth, until all the highest mountains under the sky were covered.
NET Bible (©2006)
The waters completely inundated the earth so that even all the high mountains under the entire sky were covered.
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The water rose very high above the earth. It covered all the high mountains everywhere under the sky.
King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
American King James Version
And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
American Standard Version
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the waters prevailed beyond measure upon the earth: and all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered.
Darby Bible Translation
And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth; and all the high mountains that are under all the heavens were covered.
English Revised Version
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered.
World English Bible
The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.
Young's Literal Translation
And the waters have been very very mighty on the earth, and covered are all the high mountains which are under the whole heavens;
You don't want to get like G-C, catty. When confronted with an obvious turd in his bible he will assert some translation - known apparently only to him and/or shitheads like him - which disposes of the problem. You do not want to go down that road.
BTW, this particular passage serves a very obvious point. In the Greek myth of Deucalion some men survived the flood by climbing to the tops of various mountains. Well...it wouldn't do to have the jewish bullshit god outfoxed by mere mortals so this correction was written into the story....so that ONLY Noah and his merry band survived. When yahweh the bloody-handed stages a fucking genocide he wants it to be complete genocide, motherfucker!
It is also evidence that the bible tale was written after the Deucalion myth which first shows up in Hesiod (late 8th to late 7th centuries BC) which is not too long after the Greek alphabet began to spread into common usage.
