#General Information:

Verses 13-18 repeat for a third time and give more detail about how Noah went into the ark with his family and the animals in [[:en:bible:notes:gen:07:01|7:1-5]]. This is not a new event.

#and the water increased

This happened during the forty days while the water kept coming. "and the water became very deep"

#and lifted up the ark

"and it caused the ark to float on it"

#It rose up from upon the earth

"the ark rose up high over the ground" or "the ark floated on top of the deep water"

#The water came in torrents

"the water came very fast and was powerful"