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

4Then in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat. 5And the water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible. Then it came about at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made; 7and he sent out a raven, and it flew here and there until the water was dried up from the earth. 8Then he sent out a dove, to see if the water was low on the surface of the land;

Genesis 8:6 word by word

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

• Then it cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• at the endקֵץqêts · endH7093
• of fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that Noahנֹחַnôach · NoahH5146
• openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• windowחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
• of the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he had madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213

Cross-references for Genesis 8:6

• Genesis 6:16You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and put the door of the ark on the side; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.
• Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document was signed, he entered his house (and in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and offering praise before his God, just as he had been doing previously.

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