Genesis 8:6

Amplified Bible

At the end of [another] forty days Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made

Update Bible Version
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

New Century Version
Forty days later Noah opened the window he had made in the boat, and

New English Translation
At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the ark

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

World English Bible
It happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne fourti daies weren passid, Noe openyde the wyndow of the schip which he hadde maad, and sente out a crowe,

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he made,

Berean Standard Bible
After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark

Contemporary English Version
Forty days later Noah opened a window to send out a raven, but it kept flying around until the water had dried up.

Complete Jewish Bible
After forty days Noach opened the window of the ark which he had built;

American Standard Version
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

Bible in Basic English
Then, after forty days, through the open window of the ark which he had made,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And after the ende of the fourtith day, it came to passe [that] Noah opened the wyndowe of the arke which he had made,

Darby Translation
And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

Easy-to-Read Version
Forty days later Noah opened the window he had made in the boat.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe at the end of forty dayes, that Noah opened the window of the Arke which he had made.

King James Version
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

New Life Bible
At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the large boat which he had made.

New Revised Standard
At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made;

Geneva Bible (1587)
So after fourtie dayes, Noah opened the windowe of the Arke, which he had made,

George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;

Good News Translation
After forty days Noah opened a window

Douay-Rheims Bible
And after that forty days were passed, Noe opening the window of the ark, which he had made, sent forth a raven:

Revised Standard Version
At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass after forty days Noe opened the window of the ark which he had made.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

Christian Standard Bible®
After forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made,

Hebrew Names Version
It happened at the end of forty days, that Noach opened the window of the teivah which he had made,

Lexham English Bible
And it happened that at the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made.

Literal Translation
And it happened, at the end of forty days, even Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
After fourtie dayes Noe opened ye wyndow of the Arcke which he had made,

New American Standard Bible
Then it came about at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;

New King James Version
So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

New Living Translation
After another forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the boat

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then it came about at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;

Legacy Standard Bible
Then it happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;

Contextual Overview

⁶At the end of [another] forty days Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;⁷and he sent out a raven, which flew here and there until the waters were dried up from the earth. ⁸Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the water level had fallen below the surface of the land. ⁹But the dove found no place on which to rest the sole of her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were [still] on the face of the entire earth. So he reached out his hand and took the dove, and brought her into the ark. ¹⁰He waited another seven days and again sent the dove out from the ark. ¹¹The dove came back to him in the evening, and there, in her beak, was a fresh olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water level had subsided from the earth. ¹²Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again.

Bible Verse Review
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opened the window: Genesis 6:16, Daniel 6:10

Cross-References

Genesis 6:16
"You shall make a window [for light and ventilation] for the ark, and finish it to at least a cubit (eighteen inches) from the top—and set the [entry] door of the ark in its side; and you shall make it with lower, second and third decks.

Daniel 6:10
Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he went into his house (now in his roof chamber his windows were open toward Jerusalem); he continued to get down on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass at the end of forty days,.... From the appearance of the mountains, that is, from the first day of the tenth month, to forty days after; and being ended, this must be the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the month Ab, which answers to July and August; and according to Bishop Usher k it was Friday the twenty eighth of August:

that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made; of which

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k Ut supra. (Annales Vet. Test. p. 4.)

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Land Was Dried

1. שׁכך shākak “stoop, assuage.”

3. חסר chāsar “want, fail, be abated.”

4. אררט 'ărārāṭ, “Ararat,” a land forming part of Armenia. It is mentioned in 2 Kings 19:37, and Isaiah 37:38, as the retreat of Adrammelek and Sharezer after the murder of their father; and in Jeremiah 51:27 as a kingdom.

8. קלל qālal, “be light, lightened, lightly esteemed, swift.”

10. חוּל chûl, “twist, turn, dance, writhe, tremble, be strong, wait.” יהל yāchal “remain, wait, hope.”

13. חרב chāreb, “be drained, desolated, amazed.”

Genesis 8:1-3

The waters commence their retreat. “And God remembered Noah.” He is said to remember him when he takes any step to deliver him from the waters. The several steps to this end are enumerated.

A wind. - This would promote evaporation, and otherwise aid the retreat of the waters. “The fountains of the deep and the windows of the skies were shut.” The incessant and violent showers had continued for six weeks. It is probable the weather remained turbid and moist for some time longer. In the sixth month, however, the rain probably ceased altogether. Some time before this, the depressing of the ground had reached its lowest point, and the upheaving had set in. This is the main cause of the reflux of the waters. All this is described, as we perceive, according to appearance. It is probable that the former configuration of the surface was not exactly restored. At all events it is not necessary, as the ark may have drifted a considerable space in a hundred and fifty days. Some of the old ground on which primeval man had trodden may have become a permanent water bed, and a like amount of new land may have risen to the light in another place. Hence, it is vain to seek for a spot retaining the precise conditions of the primitive Eden. The Euphrates and Tigris may substantially remain, but the Pishon and Gihon may have considerably changed. The Black Sea, the Caspian, the lakes Van and Urumiah may cover portions of the Adamic land. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the prevalence of the waters begins to turn into a positive retreat.

Genesis 8:4-5

The ark rested. - It is stranded on some hill in Ararat. This country forms part of Armenia. As the drying wind most probably came from the east or north, it is likely that the ark was drifted toward Asia Minor, and caught land on some hill in the reaches of the Euphrates. It cannot be supposed that it rested on either of the peaks now called Ararat, as Ararat was a country, not a mountain, and these peaks do not seem suitable for the purpose. The seventh month began usually with the new moon nearest the vernal equinox, or the 21st of March. “The tenth month.” The waters ceased to prevail on the first of the ninth month. The ark, though grounded six weeks before, was still deep in the waters. The tops of the hills began to appear a month after. The subsiding of the waters seems to have been very slow.

Genesis 8:6-12

The raven and the dove are sent out to bring tidings of the external world. “Forty days.” Before Noah made any experiment he seems to have allowed the lapse of forty days to undo the remaining effect of the forty days’ rain. “The window.” He seems to have been unable to take any definite observations through the aperture here called a window. The raven found carrion in abundance, floated probably on the waters, and did not need to return. This was such a token of the state of things as Noah might expect from such a messenger. He next sends the dove, who returns to him. “Yet other seven days.” This intimates that he stayed seven days also after the raven was sent out. The olive leaf plucked off was a sign of returning safety to the land. It is said by Theophrastus (Hist. Plant. 4, 7) and Pliny (H. N. 13, 50) that the olive strikes leaves even under water. From this event, the olive branch became the symbol of peace, and the dove the emblem of the Comforter, the messenger of peace. After seven other days, the dove being despatched, returns no more. The number seven figures very conspicuously in this narrative. Seven days before the showers commence the command to enter the ark is given; and at intervals of seven days the winged messengers are sent out. These intervals point evidently to the period of seven days, determined by the six days of creation and the seventh day of rest. The clean beasts also and the birds are admitted into the ark by seven pairs. This points to the sacredness associated with the number arising from the hallowed character of the seventh day. The number forty also, the product of four, the number of the world or universe, and ten the number of completeness, begins here to be employed for a complete period in which a process will have run its course.

Genesis 8:13-14

Noah delays apparently another month, and, on the first day of the new year, ventures to remove the covering of the ark and look around. The date of the complete drying of the land is then given. The interval from the entrance to the exit consists of the following periods:

Rain continued	40 days
Waters prevailed	150 days
Waters subside	99 days
Noah delays	40 days
Sending of the raven and the dove	20 days
Another month	29 days
Interval until the 27th of the 2nd month	57 days
Sum-total of days	365 days

Hence, it appears that the interval was a lunar year of three hundred and fifty-six days nearly, and ten days; that is, as nearly as possible, a solar year. This passage is important on account of the divisions of time which it brings out at this early epoch. The week of seven days is plainly intimated. The lunar month and year are evidently known. It is remarkable that the ten additional days bring up the lunar year in whole numbers to the solar. It seems a tacit agreement with the real order of nature. According to the Hebrew text, the deluge commenced in the 1656th year of the race of man. According to all texts it occurred in the time of Noah, the ninth in descent from Adam.