Genesis 8

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 8 of 50

1 And God remembered Noah and every living thing, and all the cattle which were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

2 And the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were stopped, and the rain from the heavens was returned.

3 And the waters turned back from the earth, going and turning back. And the waters diminished at the end of a hundred and fifty days.

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Chapter Summary

1 The waters subside. 4 The ark rests on Ararat. 7 The raven and the dove. 15 Noah, being com-manded, 18 leaves the ark. 20 Builds an altar, and offers sacrifice, 21 which God accepts, and promises never again to curse the land.

Key Hebrew Words

מִזְבֵּ֖חַ altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים fifty H2572 · TWOT 686c
אֲחֵרִ֑ים another H312 · TWOT 68a
בָּשָׂ֗ר flesh H1320 · TWOT 291a
זַ֖יִת olive-tree H2132 · TWOT 548

People & Context

Waters Subside and Ark Rests

God remembers Noah and all living things, sending a wind to subside the waters. The fountains of the deep and windows of heaven are stopped. The water…

Mountain Tops Emerge and Birds Sent Out

Waters continue to recede, and in the tenth month, on the first day, mountain tops are seen. After 40 days, Noah opens the ark's window and sends out …

Earth Dries and Noah Leaves the Ark

In Noah's 601st year, on the first day of the first month, the earth is dried. By the 27th day of the second month, the earth is completely dry. God c…

Timeline

Waters Subside and Ark Rests

God remembers Noah and all living things, sending a wind to subside the waters. The fountains of the deep and windows of heaven are stopped. The waters diminish over 150 days. In the seventh month, on the seventeenth day, the ark rests on the mountains of Ararat.

Genesis 8:1-4
Mountain Tops Emerge and Birds Sent Out

Waters continue to recede, and in the tenth month, on the first day, mountain tops are seen. After 40 days, Noah opens the ark's window and sends out a raven, which goes back and forth until the waters dry. He then sends out a dove, which finds no resting place and returns. After another seven days, he sends the dove again; it returns with an olive leaf, indicating the waters have receded. Seven days later, he sends the dove again, and it does not return.

Genesis 8:5-12
Earth Dries and Noah Leaves the Ark

In Noah's 601st year, on the first day of the first month, the earth is dried. By the 27th day of the second month, the earth is completely dry. God commands Noah, his family, and all living things to leave the ark.

Genesis 8:13-19

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