¹² And rain came down on the earth for forty days and forty nights.

⁴ For after seven days I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, for the destruction of every living thing which I have made on the face of the earth.

¹⁷ And for forty days the waters were over all the earth; and the waters were increased so that the ark was lifted up high over the earth.

¹⁸ And Moses went up the mountain, into the cloud, and was there for forty days and forty nights.

⁹ When I had gone up into the mountain to be given the stones on which was recorded the agreement which the Lord made with you, I was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights without taking food or drinking water.

¹⁸ And I went down on my face before the Lord, as at the first, for forty days and forty nights, without taking food or drinking water, because of all your sin, in doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and moving him to wrath.

¹⁰ And I was in the mountain, as at the first time, for forty days and forty nights; and again the ears of the Lord were open to my prayer, and he did not send destruction on you.

⁸ So he got up and took food and drink, and in the strength of that food he went on for forty days and nights, to Horeb, the mountain of God.

² And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it.