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Genesis 8

And God remembered Noah and every living thing and all the stock with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters started to go down. The springs of the deep and the windows of the sky were shut off too, and the rain was held back. And the waters went back off the earth steadily. And after a hundred and fifty days t

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The waters go down

And God remembered Noah and every living thing and all the stock with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters started to go down. The springs of the deep and the windows of the sky were shut off too, and the rain was held back. And the waters went back off the earth steadily. And after a hundred and fifty days they were well down. And the ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day, up on the mountains of Ararat. And the water kept dropping away till the tenth month. And on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains showed. And after forty days Noah opened the window he'd made in the ark. And he sent out a raven, and it went back and forth till the water dried up off the earth. Then he sent out a dove, to see if the water had gone down off the ground. But the dove couldn't find anywhere to put her foot down, and she came back to him at the ark, because there was still water over the whole face of the earth. So he put his hand out, took hold of her and brought her in. And he hung on another seven days, and sent the dove out again. And the dove came back to him at evening, and there in her beak was an olive leaf she'd picked. So Noah knew the water had gone down off the earth. And he hung on another seven days and sent the dove out. And that was the last he saw of her. And in the six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the water was dried up off the earth. And Noah took the cover off the ark and had a look, and there it was — the ground was dry. And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day, the ground had dried right out.

And God remembered Noah and every living thing and all the cattle with him in the ark. And God made a wind go over the earth, and the waters went down. The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped too, and the rain from heaven was held back. And the waters went back off the earth all the time. And after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters had gone down. And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. And the waters went down all the time till the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains showed. And after forty days Noah opened the window of the ark he'd made. And he sent out a raven, and it went to and fro till the waters were dried up off the earth. He sent out a dove from him too, to see if the waters had gone down off the face of the ground. But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she came back to him into the ark. Because the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put out his hand and took her and pulled her in to him into the ark. And he waited another seven days, and again he sent the dove out of the ark. And the dove came in to him in the evening. And look — in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew the waters had gone down off the earth. And he waited another seven days and sent out the dove, and she didn't come back to him again. And in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were dried up off the earth. And Noah took the covering off the ark and looked. And look — the face of the ground was dry. And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dried.

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged; The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. 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. And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more. And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

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And God remembered Noah and every living thing and all the stock with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters started to go down.

Plain English

And God remembered Noah and every living thing and all the cattle with him in the ark. And God made a wind go over the earth, and the waters went down.

King James Version, 1611

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

2

The springs of the deep and the windows of the sky were shut off too, and the rain was held back.

Plain English

The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped too, and the rain from heaven was held back.

King James Version, 1611

The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

3

And the waters went back off the earth steadily. And after a hundred and fifty days they were well down.

Plain English

And the waters went back off the earth all the time. And after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters had gone down.

King James Version, 1611

And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

4

And the ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day, up on the mountains of Ararat.

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

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

5

And the water kept dropping away till the tenth month. And on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains showed.

Plain English

And the waters went down all the time till the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains showed.

King James Version, 1611

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.

6

And after forty days Noah opened the window he'd made in the ark.

Plain English

And after forty days Noah opened the window of the ark he'd made.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

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And he sent out a raven, and it went back and forth till the water dried up off the earth.

Plain English

And he sent out a raven, and it went to and fro till the waters were dried up off the earth.

King James Version, 1611

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

8

Then he sent out a dove, to see if the water had gone down off the ground.

Plain English

He sent out a dove from him too, to see if the waters had gone down off the face of the ground.

King James Version, 1611

Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

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But the dove couldn't find anywhere to put her foot down, and she came back to him at the ark, because there was still water over the whole face of the earth. So he put his hand out, took hold of her and brought her in.

Plain English

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she came back to him into the ark. Because the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put out his hand and took her and pulled her in to him into the ark.

King James Version, 1611

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

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And he hung on another seven days, and sent the dove out again.

Plain English

And he waited another seven days, and again he sent the dove out of the ark.

King James Version, 1611

And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

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And the dove came back to him at evening, and there in her beak was an olive leaf she'd picked. So Noah knew the water had gone down off the earth.

Plain English

And the dove came in to him in the evening. And look — in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew the waters had gone down off the earth.

King James Version, 1611

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

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And he hung on another seven days and sent the dove out. And that was the last he saw of her.

Plain English

And he waited another seven days and sent out the dove, and she didn't come back to him again.

King James Version, 1611

And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

13

And in the six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the water was dried up off the earth. And Noah took the cover off the ark and had a look, and there it was — the ground was dry.

Plain English

And in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were dried up off the earth. And Noah took the covering off the ark and looked. And look — the face of the ground was dry.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

14

And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day, the ground had dried right out.

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

Out of the ark

And God spoke to Noah: Come out of the ark — you and your wife, your sons and your sons' wives with you. Bring out every living thing you've got with you — birds and stock and every creeping thing — so they can breed up and grow and fill the earth. And Noah came out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him. Every animal, every creeping thing and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, came out of the ark family by family. And Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took some of every clean animal and every clean bird, and offered them up on it. And the Lord smelled the sweet smell. And the Lord said in his heart: I won't curse the ground again because of man, though what's in man's heart is bad from his youth. And I won't strike down everything alive again, the way I've done. While the earth lasts, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night won't stop.

And God spoke to Noah: Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives with you. Bring out with you every living thing that's with you, of all flesh — of birds and of cattle and of every crawling thing that crawls on the earth — so they can breed plenty in the earth and be fruitful and grow to be many on the earth. And Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him. Every animal, every crawling thing and every bird, and whatever crawls on the earth, went out of the ark by their families. And Noah built an altar to the Lord and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a pleasing smell. And the Lord said in his heart: I won't curse the ground any more because of man, because the thought of man's heart is evil from his youth. And I won't strike down every living thing any more, the way I've done. While the earth stays, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night won't stop.

And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him: Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

15

And God spoke to Noah:

King James Version, 1611

And God spake unto Noah, saying,

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Come out of the ark — you and your wife, your sons and your sons' wives with you.

Plain English

Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives with you.

King James Version, 1611

Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

17

Bring out every living thing you've got with you — birds and stock and every creeping thing — so they can breed up and grow and fill the earth.

Plain English

Bring out with you every living thing that's with you, of all flesh — of birds and of cattle and of every crawling thing that crawls on the earth — so they can breed plenty in the earth and be fruitful and grow to be many on the earth.

King James Version, 1611

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

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

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:

19

Every animal, every creeping thing and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, came out of the ark family by family.

Plain English

Every animal, every crawling thing and every bird, and whatever crawls on the earth, went out of the ark by their families.

King James Version, 1611

Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

20

And Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took some of every clean animal and every clean bird, and offered them up on it.

Plain English

And Noah built an altar to the Lord and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

King James Version, 1611

And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21

And the Lord smelled the sweet smell. And the Lord said in his heart: I won't curse the ground again because of man, though what's in man's heart is bad from his youth. And I won't strike down everything alive again, the way I've done.

Plain English

And the Lord smelled a pleasing smell. And the Lord said in his heart: I won't curse the ground any more because of man, because the thought of man's heart is evil from his youth. And I won't strike down every living thing any more, the way I've done.

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

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While the earth lasts, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night won't stop.

Plain English

While the earth stays, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night won't stop.

King James Version, 1611

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.