20. it went on rising until it was about seven metres above the tops of the mountains.
21. Every living being on the earth died — every bird, every animal, and every person.
22. Everything on earth that breathed died.
23. The Lord destroyed all living beings on the earth — human beings, animals, and birds. The only ones left were Noah and those who were with him in the boat.
24. The water did not start going down for 150 days.