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in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth <i>month</i>, on the first <i>day</i> of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth <i>month,</i> on the first <i>day</i> of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth <i>month</i>, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The waters continued to decrease until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The water kept going down, and the mountain tops could be seen on the first day of the tenth month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The water kept decreasing until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The water kept going down, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains appeared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The waters kept on receding until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the waters were going and diminishing until the tenth month: in the tenth, in the one of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet in truth, the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month. For in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tips of the mountains appeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The waters continued to diminish until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains appeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the waters decreased gradually until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains were seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/8-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1680" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">The Ark Rests on Ararat</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: wə·ham·ma·yim (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">And the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lō·wḵ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">continued</a> <a href="/hebrew/2637.htm" title="2637: wə·ḥā·sō·wr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To lack, need, be lacking, decrease. A primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen.">to recede</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6224.htm" title="6224: hā·‘ă·śî·rî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Tenth. From eser; tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or part.">the tenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ha·ḥō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: bə·’e·ḥāḏ (Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and on the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6224.htm" title="6224: bā·‘ă·śî·rî (Prep-b, Art:: Number-oms) -- Tenth. From eser; tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or part.">of the tenth month</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šê (N-mpc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the tops</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">of the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: nir·’ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">became visible.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Genesis 7:20-24</a></span><br />The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits. / And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind. / Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13-15</a></span><br />I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. / Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, / I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9-10</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. / God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17-18</a></span><br />And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish. / But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11-12</a></span><br />In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. / And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Genesis 7:17-19</a></span><br />For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth. / So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters. / Finally, the waters completely prevailed upon the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Psalm 104:6-9</a></span><br />You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9</a></span><br />“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a></span><br />who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6</a></span><br />through which the world of that time perished in the flood.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">decreased continually.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">Abate</a> <a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Decreased</a> <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/genesis/4-26.htm">First</a> <a href="/genesis/2-10.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/james/1-4.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">Month</a> <a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/micah/7-11.htm">Recede</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Receded</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Steadily</a> <a href="/revelation/21-20.htm">Tenth</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Tops</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Visible</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">Abate</a> <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/genesis/26-13.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/genesis/12-9.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Decreased</a> <a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">First</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Lacking</a> <a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Month</a> <a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Recede</a> <a href="/genesis/8-8.htm">Receded</a> <a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">Steadily</a> <a href="/genesis/14-20.htm">Tenth</a> <a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">Tops</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-35.htm">Visible</a> <a href="/genesis/8-7.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/8-7.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">God remembers Noah and calms the waters.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">The ark rests on Ararat.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-6.htm">Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The receding waters symbolize God's mercy and the restoration of the earth. The flood narrative is often seen as a type of baptism, representing cleansing and renewal. The receding waters also reflect God's covenant faithfulness, as He promised to preserve Noah and his family. This process of receding can be compared to the spiritual journey of sanctification, where believers gradually grow in holiness.<p><b>until the tenth month</b><br>The mention of the "tenth month" provides a chronological marker within the flood narrative. In the Hebrew calendar, this would correspond to the month of Tammuz. The use of specific timeframes underscores the historical nature of the account. It also highlights the patience and endurance required by Noah and his family as they awaited God's timing for the restoration of the earth. This patience is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in the lives of the patriarchs and prophets who waited on God's promises.<p><b>and on the first day of the tenth month</b><br>The specificity of "the first day" emphasizes the precision of God's timing. This day marks a significant turning point in the flood narrative, as it signals the beginning of the earth's re-emergence from the waters. The first day of the month often held significance in the Hebrew calendar, associated with new beginnings and offerings. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the new creation in Christ, where believers are made new and the old has passed away.<p><b>the tops of the mountains became visible</b><br>The visibility of the mountain tops signifies hope and the promise of a new beginning. Mountains in Scripture often represent stability, strength, and the presence of God. The emergence of the mountains can be seen as a type of resurrection, where what was once submerged in judgment is now revealed in new life. This imagery connects to other biblical themes, such as the Mount of Transfiguration and Mount Zion, where God's glory and salvation are revealed. The mountains becoming visible also prefigures the ultimate restoration of creation, as prophesied in passages like <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a> and <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>The central human figure in the flood account, chosen by God for his righteousness to preserve life on earth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a></b><br>The vessel built by Noah under God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every living creature from the flood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A divine judgment upon the earth due to widespread wickedness, resulting in the destruction of all life except those preserved in the ark.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_of_ararat.htm">Mountains of Ararat</a></b><br>The location where the ark came to rest as the floodwaters receded, traditionally identified with a region in modern-day Turkey.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_waters.htm">The Waters</a></b><br>Symbolic of both judgment and cleansing, the receding waters mark the beginning of a new era for humanity and creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty and Timing</a></b><br>The receding waters remind us of God's control over creation and His perfect timing in the unfolding of His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/new_beginnings.htm">New Beginnings</a></b><br>As the tops of the mountains became visible, it signified hope and a new beginning for Noah and his family, encouraging us to trust in God's renewal in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_patience.htm">Faith and Patience</a></b><br>Noah's experience teaches us the importance of faith and patience as we wait for God's promises to unfold, even when circumstances seem overwhelming.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The flood account balances themes of judgment with mercy, reminding us of the seriousness of sin and the grace available through repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water.htm">Symbolism of Water</a></b><br>Water in the Bible often symbolizes both destruction and purification, encouraging us to reflect on the cleansing power of God's word and Spirit in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sola_and_solo_scriptura_differ.htm">What was the duration of Noah's time on the ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/common_themes_in_flood_myths.htm">What are common themes in global flood myths?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_noah's_ark_sustain_all_species.htm">How could Noah's Ark have housed and sustained all animal species for a year?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_origin_of_the_bible.htm">What are the 'waters of Noah' in Isaiah 54:9?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Seen.</span>--See Note on <a href="/genesis/8-4.htm" title="And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.">Genesis 8:4</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the waters decreased continually</span> - literally, <span class="accented">were going and decreasing</span> - <span class="cmt_word">until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month</span>, - <span class="accented">chodesh</span>, a lunar month, beginning at the new moon, from <span class="accented">chadash</span>, to be new; <span class="greek">νεομηνία</span>, LXX. (cf. <a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5</a>). <span class="accented">Chodesh yamim</span>, the period of a month (cf. <a href="/genesis/29-14.htm">Genesis 29:14</a>; <a href="/numbers/11-20.htm">Numbers 11:20, 21</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">were the tops of the mountains seen</span>. "Became distinctly visible" (Tayler Lewis, who thinks they may have previously projected above the waters). <span class="accented">Apparuerunt cacumina montium</span> (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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/8-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the waters</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמַּ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">continued</span><br /><span class="heb">הָל֣וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·lō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to recede</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָס֔וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·sō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2637.htm">Strong's 2637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lack, need, be lacking, decrease</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tenth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·śî·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6224.htm">Strong's 6224: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tenth, tenth month, part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] on the first</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶחָ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the tenth month,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘ă·śî·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6224.htm">Strong's 6224: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tenth, tenth month, part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tops</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽהָרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(he·hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">became visible.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִרְא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nir·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/8-5.htm">Genesis 8:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/8-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 8:5 The waters receded continually until the tenth (Gen. 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