Genesis 8:6
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
Genesis 8:6 in other translations
| BSB | After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark |
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| 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: |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he made, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made. |
| BBE | Then, after forty days, through the open window of the ark which he had made, |
| Webster | And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: |
What does Genesis 8:6 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 8:4-12
The ark rested upon a mountain, whither it was directed by the wise and gracious providence of God, that might rest the sooner. God has times and places of rest for his people after their tossing; and many times he provides for their seasonable and comfortable settlement, without their own contrivance, and quite beyond their own foresight. God had told Noah when the flood would come, yet he did not give him an…
Genesis 8:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 8:6
- Genesis 6:16
A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
- Daniel 6:10
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
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Context
- Genesis 8:5
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
- Genesis 8:6
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
- Genesis 8:7
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Genesis 8:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y sucedió que, al cabo de cuarenta días, abrió Noé la ventana del arca que había hecho, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, au bout de 40 jours, que Noé ouvrit la fenêtre de l’arche qu’il avait faite; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah nach Verlauf von vierzig Tagen, da öffnete Noah das Fenster der Arche, das er gemacht hatte, und ließ den Raben aus; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque transissent quadraginta dies, aperiens Noë fenestram arcæ, quam fecerat, dimisit corvum, |