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Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove

Genesis 8:6

In 11 translations

BSB
After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
KJV
¶ And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
WEB
At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ship which he had made,
ASV
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
LSV
And it comes to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opens the window of the Ark which he made,
YLT
And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he made,
DBY
And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
DRC
And after that forty days were passed, Noe, opening the window of the ark which he had made, sent forth a raven:
GNV
So after fourtie dayes, Noah opened the windowe of the Arke, which he had made,
JPS
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
LXXE
And it came to pass after forty days Noe opened the window of the ark which he had made.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַֽיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֑וֹם וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח נֹ֔חַ אֶת־חַלּ֥וֹן הַתֵּבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας ἠνέῳξε Νῶε τὴν θυρίδα τῆς κιβωτοῦ, ἣν ἐποίησε.

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👤 Noah◆ The Great Flood◆ The flood subsides

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  • Noah and the Flood God sees violence filling the earth and decides to destroy it; righteous Noah, his household and animals survive in the ark while all life o…

Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 6:16You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.
  • Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to…

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