Genesis 8:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 8:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 8:5 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 8:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Genesis 8:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 8:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 8:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 8:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the waters have been going and becoming lacking till the tenth month; in the tenth <FI>month<Fi> , on the first of the month, appeared the heads of the mountains.”
Genesis 8:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 8:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the waters abated continually until the tenth month: in the tenth [month], on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. ”
Genesis 8:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 8:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the waters were going and decreasing vntill the tenth moneth: in the tenth moneth, and in the first day of the moneth were the toppes of the mountaines seene.”
Genesis 8:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 8:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the waters were—going and decreasing—until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.”
Genesis 8:5 — The Living Sword
Genesis 8:5 in Context — Genesis 8
3 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 rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
5 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 it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
What Does Genesis 8:5 Mean?
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