Genesis 8:6

Genesis 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
• New International Version (NIV)After forty days Noah opened a window he had made in the ark
• English Standard Version (ESV)At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it came to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

Context of Genesis 8:6

4On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible. After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark 7and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth. 8Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.

Genesis 8:6 word by word

וַֽיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֑וֹם וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח נֹ֔חַ אֶת־חַלּ֥וֹן הַתֵּבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• Afterקֵץqêts · endH7093
• fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• the windowחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he had madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• in the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392

Cross-references for Genesis 8:6

• 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 his God, just as he had done before.

Commentaries on Genesis 8:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 - 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-12Verses 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 account by revelation, at what…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. at the end of forty days--It is easy to imagine the ardent longing Noah and his family must have felt to enjoy again the sight of land as well as breathe the fresh air; and it was perfectly consistent with faith and patience to make inquiries whether the earth was yet ready.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 8:6

• Forty

In the dictionaries

• Noah
• Clean
• Covering
• Deluge
• Earth
• Flood
• Pull
• Remember
• Sake
• Separate

Commentaries on Genesis 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings