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יז וַֽיְהִ֧י הַמַּבּ֛וּל אַרְבָּעִ֥ים י֖וֹם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּרְבּ֣וּ הַמַּ֗יִם וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־הַתֵּבָ֔ה וַתָּ֖רָם מֵעַ֥ל הָאָֽרֶץ׃

The flood was forty days upon the earth; and the water increased, and lifted the ark, and it was raised above the earth. After forty days of incessant flooding, the ark, which was undoubtedly very heavy, began to rise above the earth.

RASHI

ותרם מעל הארץ.מְשֻׁקַּעַת הָיְתָה בַּמַּיִם י"א אַמָּה כִסְפִינָה טְעוּנָה הַמְשֻׁקַּעַת מִקְצָתָהּ בַּמַּיִם; וּמִקְרָאוֹת שֶׁלְּפָנֵינוּ יוֹכִיחוּ:

יח וַיִּגְבְּר֥וּ הַמַּ֛יִם וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ מְאֹ֖ד עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ הַתֵּבָ֖ה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃

The water accumulated and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark went upon the face of the water. The ark began to float. Since it was not a ship and there was no way to direct it, the ark simply drifted along, drawn by the flow and movement of the water.

RASHI

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