13. On that same day Noah entered the ark together with Shem, Ham and Japheth. Noah's wife and the wives of his three sons also entered it.
14. They had every kind of wild animal with them. They had every kind of livestock. They had every kind of creature that moves along the ground. And they had every kind of bird that flies.
15. Pairs of all living creatures that breathe came to Noah and entered the ark.
16. The animals going in were male and female of every living thing. Everything happened exactly as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in.
17. For 40 days the flood kept coming on the earth. As the waters rose higher, they lifted the ark high above the earth.
18. The waters rose higher and higher on the earth. And the ark floated on the water.
19. The waters rose on the earth until all of the high mountains under the entire sky were covered.
20. The waters continued to rise until they covered the mountains by more than 20 feet.
21. Every living thing that moved on the earth died. The birds, the livestock and the wild animals died. All of the creatures that fill the earth also died. And so did every human being.
22. Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in it died.
23. Every living thing on the earth was wiped out. People and animals were destroyed. The creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped out. Everything was destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark were left.