Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation Two and a half months later, as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks became visible. English Standard Version And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. Berean Standard Bible And 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. New American Standard Bible And 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. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 And 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. Legacy Standard Bible Now the water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared. Amplified Bible The waters continued to decrease until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen. Christian Standard Bible The water continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible. Holman Christian Standard Bible The waters continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the waters were going and they were decreasing until the tenth month, in the first of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared. Brenton Septuagint Translation And in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen. Contemporary English Version The water kept going down, and the mountain tops could be seen on the first day of the tenth month. Douay-Rheims Bible And the waters were going and decreasing until the tenth month: for in the tenth month, the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The water kept decreasing until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared. Good News Translation The water kept going down, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains appeared. International Standard Version The flood water continued to recede until the tenth month, when, on the first of that month, the tops of the mountains could be seen. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version and the waters have been going and decreasing until the tenth month; in the tenth [month], on the first of the month, the heads of the mountains appeared. Majority Standard Bible And 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. New American Bible The waters continued to diminish until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains appeared. NET Bible The waters kept on receding until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible. New Revised Standard Version The waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared. New Heart English Bible The waters receded continually to the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible. Webster's Bible Translation And the waters decreased continually, till the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. World English Bible The waters receded continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible. Young's Literal Translation and the waters have been going and becoming lacking till the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first of the month, appeared the heads of the mountains. Additional Translations ... Context The Ark Rests on Ararat…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. Cross References Genesis 8:3 The waters receded steadily from the earth, and after 150 days the waters had gone down. Genesis 8:4 On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. Genesis 8:6 After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark Treasury of Scripture 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. decreased continually. Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. Jump to Previous Abate Appeared Continually Continued Decreased Falling First Heads Lacking Month Mountains Recede Receded Steadily Tenth Tops Visible Water WatersJump to Next Abate Appeared Continually Continued Decreased Falling First Heads Lacking Month Mountains Recede Receded Steadily Tenth Tops Visible Water WatersGenesis 8 1. God remembers Noah and calms the waters.4. The ark rests on Ararat. 6. Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove. 13. Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark. 20. He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices, 21. which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more. (5) Seen.--See Note on Genesis 8:4.Verse 5. - And the waters decreased continually - literally, were going and decreasing - until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, - chodesh, a lunar month, beginning at the new moon, from chadash, to be new; νεομηνία, LXX. (cf. Exodus 13:5). Chodesh yamim, the period of a month (cf. Genesis 29:14; Numbers 11:20, 21) - were the tops of the mountains seen. "Became distinctly visible" (Tayler Lewis, who thinks they may have previously projected above the waters). Apparuerunt cacumina montium (Vulgate). The waters had now been subsiding ten weeks, and as the height of the water above the highest hills was probably determined by the draught of the ark, we may naturally reason that the subsidence which had taken place since the seventeenth day of the seventh month was not less than three hundred and fifteen inches, at twenty-one inches to the cubit, or about four and one-third inches a day. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the watersוְהַמַּ֗יִם (wə·ham·ma·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen continued הָל֣וֹךְ (hā·lō·wḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to recede וְחָס֔וֹר (wə·ḥā·sō·wr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 2637: To lack, need, be lacking, decrease until עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the tenth הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑י (hā·‘ă·śî·rî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 6224: Tenth, tenth month, part month, הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (ha·ḥō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month [and] on the first בְּאֶחָ֣ד (bə·’e·ḥāḏ) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first day לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month of the tenth month, בָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ (bā·‘ă·śî·rî) Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 6224: Tenth, tenth month, part the tops רָאשֵׁ֥י (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7218: The head of the mountains הֶֽהָרִֽים׃ (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country became visible. נִרְא֖וּ (nir·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7200: To see Links Genesis 8:5 NIVGenesis 8:5 NLT Genesis 8:5 ESV Genesis 8:5 NASB Genesis 8:5 KJV Genesis 8:5 BibleApps.com Genesis 8:5 Biblia Paralela Genesis 8:5 Chinese Bible Genesis 8:5 French Bible Genesis 8:5 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 8:5 The waters receded continually until the tenth (Gen. 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