Genesis 8 ~ Genesis 8

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1 A nd God remembereth Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle which with him in the ark, and God causeth a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subside,

And God remembered Noah, and all the animals, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

2 a nd closed are the fountains of the deep and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens.

And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were closed, and the pour of rain from heaven was stopped.

3 A nd turn back do the waters from off the earth, going on and returning; and the waters are lacking at the end of a hundred and fifty days.

And the waters retired from the earth, continually retiring; and in the course of a hundred and fifty days the waters abated.

4 A nd the ark resteth, in the seventh month, in the seventeenth day of the month, on mountains of Ararat;

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.

5 a nd the waters have been going and becoming lacking till the tenth month; in the tenth, on the first of the month, appeared the heads of the mountains.

And the waters abated continually until the tenth month: in the tenth, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

6 A nd 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.

7 a nd he sendeth forth the raven, and it goeth out, going out and turning back till the drying of the waters from off the earth.

And he sent out the raven, which went forth going to and fro, until the waters were dried from the earth.

8 A nd he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,

And he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had become low on the ground.

9 a nd the dove hath not found rest for the sole of her foot, and she turneth back unto him, unto the ark, for waters on the face of all the earth, and he putteth out his hand, and taketh her, and bringeth her in unto him, unto the ark.

But the dove found no resting-place for the sole of her foot, and returned to him into the ark; for the waters were on the whole earth; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her to him into the ark.

10 A nd he stayeth yet other seven days, and addeth to send forth the dove from the ark;

And he waited yet other seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.

11 a nd the dove cometh in unto him at even-time, and lo, an olive leaf torn off in her mouth; and Noah knoweth that the waters have been lightened from off the earth.

And the dove came to him at eventide; and behold, in her beak was an olive-leaf plucked off; and Noah knew that the waters had become low on the earth.

12 A nd he stayeth yet other seven days, and sendeth forth the dove, and it added not to turn back unto him any more.

And he waited yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; but she returned no more to him.

13 A nd it cometh to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first, in the first of the month, the waters have been dried from off the earth; and Noah turneth aside the covering of the ark, and looketh, and lo, the face of the ground hath been dried.

And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first, on the first of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the surface of the ground was dried.

14 A nd in the second month, in the seven and twentieth day of the month, the earth hath become dry.

And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.

15 A nd God speaketh unto Noah, saying, `Go out from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee;

And God spoke to Noah, saying,

16 e very living thing that with thee, of all flesh, among fowl, and among cattle, and among every creeping thing which is creeping on the earth, bring out with thee;

Go out of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

17 a nd they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth.'

Bring forth with thee every animal which is with thee, of all flesh, fowl as well as cattle, and all the creeping things which creep on the earth, that they may swarm on the earth, and may be fruitful and multiply on the earth.

18 A nd Noah goeth out, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him;

And Noah went out, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him.

19 e very beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl; every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark.

All the animals, all the creeping things, and all the fowl—everything that moves on the earth, after their kinds, went out of the ark.

20 A nd Noah buildeth an altar to Jehovah, and taketh of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and causeth burnt-offerings to ascend on the altar;

And Noah built an altar to Jehovah; and took of every clean animal, and of all clean fowl, and offered up burnt-offerings on the altar.

21 a nd Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, `I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;

And Jehovah smelled the sweet odour. And Jehovah said in his heart, I will no more henceforth curse the ground on account of Man, for the thought of Man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will no more smite every living thing, as I have done.

22 d uring all days of the earth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, do not cease.'

Henceforth, all the days of the earth, seed and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease.