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Genesis 8:6
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It happened at the end of forty days, that Noach opened the window of the teivah which he had made,
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
And it happened that at the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made.
Forty days later Noah opened the window he had made in the boat, and
At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
At the end of [another] forty days Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;
Then it came about at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;
So after fourtie dayes, Noah opened the windowe of the Arke, which he had made,
Then it happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;
Forty days later Noah opened a window to send out a raven, but it kept flying around until the water had dried up.
After forty days Noach opened the window of the ark which he had built;
And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made
And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;
After forty days Noah opened a window
After forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made,
And it happened, at the end of forty days, even Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
After fourtie dayes Noe opened ye wyndow of the Arcke which he had made,
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
Then, after forty days, through the open window of the ark which he had made,
And after the ende of the fourtith day, it came to passe [that] Noah opened the wyndowe of the arke which he had made,
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
And it came to passe at the end of forty dayes, that Noah opened the window of the Arke which he had made.
And it came to pass after forty days Noe opened the window of the ark which he had made.
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
And whanne fourti daies weren passid, Noe openyde the wyndow of the schip which he hadde maad, and sente out a crowe,
And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he made,
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
It happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made,
So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
After another forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the boat
At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the large boat which he had made.
At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made;
And after that forty days were passed, Noe opening the window of the ark, which he had made, sent forth a raven:
At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made,
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
Then it came about at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;
Contextual Overview
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opened the window: Genesis 6:16, Daniel 6:10
Cross-References
Make a window for the boat about 1 cubit below the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. Make three floors in the boat: a top deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck.
Daniel always prayed to God three times every day. Three times every day, he bowed down on his knees to pray and praise God. Even though Daniel heard about the new law, he still went to his house to pray. He went up to the upper room of his house and opened the windows that faced toward Jerusalem. Then Daniel bowed down on his knees and prayed just as he always had done.
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.
