Genesis 8:5New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— 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.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— 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.
Darby's Translation (DBY 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.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— But, the waters, went on decreasing, until the tenth month,—in the tenth [month], on the first of the month, were seen the tops of the mountains.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— 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.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And the waters decreased continually vntill the tenth moneth: in the tenth moneth, on the first [day] of the moneth, were the tops of the mountaines seene.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And the waters decreased gradually until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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 the waters
4325 {4325} Primeמַיִםmayim{mah'-yim}
Dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively juice; by euphemism urine, semen.
decreased
2637 {2637} Primeחָסֵרchacer{khaw-sare'}
A primitive root; to lack; by implication to fail, want, lessen.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
continually
1980 {1980} Primeהָלַךְhalak{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
x1961 (1961) Complementהָיָהhayah{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
until
5704 {5704} Primeעַד`ad{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space ( even unto) or time ( during, while, until) or degree ( equally with).
the tenth
6224 {6224} Primeעֲשִׂירִי`asiyriy{as-ee-ree'}
From H6235; tenth; by abbreviation tenth month or (feminine) part.
month:
2320 {2320} Primeחֹדֶשׁchodesh{kho'-desh}
From H2318; the new moon; by implication a month.
in the tenth
6224 {6224} Primeעֲשִׂירִי`asiyriy{as-ee-ree'}
From H6235; tenth; by abbreviation tenth month or (feminine) part.
[ month], on the first
259 {0259} Primeאֶחָד'echad{ekh-awd'}
A numeral from H0258; properly united, that is, one; or (as an ordinal) first.
[ day] of the month,
2320 {2320} Primeחֹדֶשׁchodesh{kho'-desh}
From H2318; the new moon; by implication a month.
were the tops
7218 {7218} Primeרֹאשׁro'sh{roshe}
From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literally or figuratively (in many applications, of place, time, rank, etc.).
of the mountains
2022 {2022} Primeהַרhar{har}
A shortened form of H2042; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively).
seen.
7200 {7200} Primeרָאָהra'ah{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8738 <8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 1429 |
Genesis 8:5
_ _ And the waters decreased continually — The decrease of the waters was for wise reasons exceedingly slow and gradual — the period of their return being nearly twice as long as that of their rise. |
Genesis 8:5
The tops of the mountains were seen — Like little islands appearing above water. They felt ground above forty days before they saw it, according to Dr. Lightfoots's computation, whence he infers that if the waters decreased proportionably, the ark drew eleven cubits in water. |
Genesis 8:5
And the waters decreased continually until the (d) tenth month: in the tenth [month], on the first [day] of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
(d) Which was the month of December. |
- decreased continually:
- Heb. were in going and decreasing, the tenth.
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.
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