כִּי֩ לְיָמִ֨ים ע֜וֹד שִׁבְעָ֗ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ מַמְטִ֣יר עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָ֑יְלָה וּמָחִ֗יתִי אֶֽת־כָּל־הַיְקוּם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃
Sapagkat pagkalipas pa ng pitong araw, magpapaulan ako sa lupa nang apatnapung araw at apatnapung gabi, at pupuksain ko mula sa ibabaw ng lupa ang bawat nabubuhay na aking nilikha.
The Midrash of Philo
Why did the rain of the deluge last forty days and an equal number of nights? (Genesis 7:4).
The Midrash of Philo
What is the meaning of the expression, "I will destroy every living substance that I have made form off the face of the earth?" (Genesis 7:4).