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Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. <a href="/nlt/genesis/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began, the floodwaters had almost dried up from the earth. Noah lifted back the covering of the boat and saw that the surface of the ground was drying. <a href="/esv/genesis/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry. <a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth. So Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. <a href="/kjv/genesis/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/8.htm">New King James Version</a> And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now it came about in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first of the month, that the water was dried up from the earth. Then Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the surface of the ground had dried up. <a href="/nasb/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now it came about in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the water was dried up from the earth. Then Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the surface of the ground was dried up. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now it came about in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the water was dried up from the earth. Then Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the surface of the ground was dried up. <a href="/lsb/genesis/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the water was dried up from the earth. Then Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the surface of the ground was dried up. <a href="/amp/genesis/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now in the six hundred and first year [of Noah’s life], on the first day of the first month, the waters were drying up from the earth. Then Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and the surface of the ground was drying. <a href="/csb/genesis/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In the six hundred first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water that had covered the earth was dried up. Then Noah removed the ark’s cover and saw that the surface of the ground was drying. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water that had covered the earth was dried up. Then Noah removed the ark&#8217s cover and saw that the surface of the ground was drying. <a href="/asv/genesis/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it came to pass in the six hundred 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 dried. <a href="/cev/genesis/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Noah was now 601 years old. And by the first day of that year, almost all the water had gone away. Noah made an opening in the roof of the boat and saw that the ground was getting dry. <a href="/erv/genesis/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it came to pass in the six hundred 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 dried. <a href="/gwt/genesis/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> By the first day of the first month of Noah's six hundred and first year, the water on the land had dried up. Noah opened the top of the ship, looked out, and saw the surface of the ground. <a href="/gnt/genesis/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Noah was 601 years old, on the first day of the first month, the water was gone. Noah removed the covering of the boat, looked around, and saw that the ground was getting dry. <a href="/isv/genesis/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> In the six hundred and first year of Noah's life, during the first month, the flood water began to evaporate from the land. Noah then removed the ark's cover and saw that the surface of the land was drying. <a href="/msb/genesis/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In Noah?s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth. So Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. <a href="/net/genesis/8.htm">NET Bible</a> In Noah's six hundred and first year, in the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth, and Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. <a href="/nheb/genesis/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And it happened in the six hundred first year of Noah's life, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters had dried up from the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the vessel and looked out. And look, the surface of the ground was dry. <a href="/wbt/genesis/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry. <a href="/web/genesis/8.htm">World English Bible</a> In the six hundred first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ship, and looked. He saw that the surface of the ground was dry. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first [month], on the first of the month, the waters have been dried from off the earth; and Noah turns aside the covering of the Ark, and looks, and behold, the face of the ground has been dried. <a href="/ylt/genesis/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, in the first of the month, the waters have been dried from off the earth; and Noah turneth aside the covering of the ark, and looketh, and lo, the face of the ground hath been dried. <a href="/slt/genesis/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it shall be in the one and six hundredth year, in the beginning, in one of the month, the waters were diminished from over the earth: and Noah will turn away the covering of the ark, and he will see and behold the face of the earth was dry.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore in the six hundreth and first year, the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were lessened upon the earth, and Noe opening the covering of the ark, looked, and saw that the face of the earth was dried. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were diminished upon the earth. And Noah, opening the cover of the ark, gazed out and saw that the surface of the earth had become dry. <a href="/nabre/genesis/8.htm">New American Bible</a> In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water began to dry up on the earth. Noah then removed the covering of the ark and saw that the surface of the ground had dried. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In the six hundred first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and saw that the face of the ground was drying.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it came to pass in the six hundred 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. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it was in the year six hundred and one, on the first of the first month, the waters dried up from the Earth, and Noah removed the cover of the ark, and he saw, and behold, the face of the Earth was dried.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it came to pass in the six hundred 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 dried. <a href="/sep/genesis/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year of the life of Noe, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water subsided from off the earth, and Noe opened the covering of the ark which he had made, and he saw that the water had subsided from the face of the earth. <a href="/parallel/genesis/8-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1746" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">Exiting the Ark</a> 13<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- 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/8337.htm" title="8337: wə·šêš- (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">In Noah’s six</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: bə·’a·ḥaṯ (Prep-b:: Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and first</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year,</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.">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/7223.htm" title="7223: bā·ri·šō·wn (Prep-b, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">of the first month,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ham·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/2717.htm" title="2717: ḥā·rə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">had dried up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5146.htm" title="5146: nō·aḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Rest, patriarch who survived the flood. The same as nuwach; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood.">So Noah</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: way·yā·sar (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4372.htm" title="4372: miḵ·sêh (N-msc) -- A covering. From kacah; a covering, i.e. Weather-boarding.">the covering</a> <a href="/hebrew/8392.htm" title="8392: hat·tê·ḇāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A box, chest. Perhaps of foreign derivation; a box.">from the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">that the surface</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/2717.htm" title="2717: ḥā·rə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">was dry.</a> 14By the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was fully dry.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a> 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. <a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">Genesis 9:1</a> And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. <a href="/genesis/1-9.htm">Genesis 1:9-10</a> 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. <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17-18</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a> 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. <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Psalm 104:6-9</a> 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— ... <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9</a> “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. <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1</a> In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. <a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a> 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. <a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a> 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. <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a> 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. <a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a> 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. <a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a> 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; <a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6</a> through which the world of that time perished in the flood. <a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a> Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.A.<a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/8-10.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/genesis/8-7.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/genesis/7-22.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/genesis/8-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-9.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/8-5.htm">First</a> <a href="/genesis/8-8.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Hundredth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-5.htm">Month</a> <a href="/genesis/8-11.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/genesis/8-10.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Six</a> <a href="/genesis/8-9.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/genesis/8-11.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/8-11.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/8-15.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/20-16.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/genesis/8-14.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/genesis/8-14.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/genesis/8-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">First</a> <a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/9-28.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-11.htm">Hundredth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-14.htm">Month</a> <a href="/genesis/8-15.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/12-8.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/genesis/8-16.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/genesis/16-16.htm">Six</a> <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Surface</a> <a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 8</div>1. <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">God remembers Noah and calms the waters.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">The ark rests on Ararat.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/8-6.htm">Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove.</a> 13. <a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark.</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,</a> 21. <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>In Noah’s six hundred and first year This phrase marks a specific time in Noah's life, emphasizing the historical nature of the account. Noah's age is significant, as it connects to the genealogies in Genesis, which trace the lineage from Adam to Abraham. The longevity of antediluvian patriarchs is a notable feature of the early Genesis narrative, reflecting a different era in human history. This timeframe also highlights God's faithfulness in preserving Noah and his family through the flood.on the first day of the first month The timing here is significant, as it marks a new beginning, symbolizing renewal and hope. The first month in the Hebrew calendar, Nisan, later becomes associated with the Passover, a time of deliverance for the Israelites from Egypt. This connection underscores themes of salvation and new beginnings, which are central to the biblical narrative.the waters had dried up from the earth This phrase indicates the completion of God's judgment through the flood and the restoration of the earth. The drying of the waters parallels the creation account, where God separates the waters to create dry land. It signifies a new creation and a fresh start for humanity. Theologically, it points to God's sovereignty over creation and His ability to renew and restore.So Noah removed the covering from the ark Noah's action of removing the covering signifies an act of faith and obedience. It demonstrates his trust in God's promise that the earth would be habitable again. The ark itself is a type of Christ, providing salvation and refuge from judgment. Noah's removal of the covering can be seen as a precursor to the unveiling of God's salvation plan through Jesus Christ.and saw that the surface of the ground was dry This observation confirms God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promise to Noah. The dry ground represents a new beginning for humanity, echoing the creation narrative where God brings order out of chaos. It also foreshadows the Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea and the Jordan River on dry ground, further illustrating God's deliverance and provision for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a> A righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and repopulate the earth. His obedience and faith are central to this account. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a> The vessel built by Noah under God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every living creature from the flood. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a> A divine judgment upon the earth due to widespread wickedness, resulting in the destruction of all life except those preserved in the ark. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a> The land that was submerged under the floodwaters, now emerging as the waters recede. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_first_month.htm">The First Month</a> This marks a new beginning, symbolizing renewal and hope as the earth becomes habitable again.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/n/new_beginnings.htm">New Beginnings</a> Just as the earth experienced a new beginning after the flood, believers can find hope in God's ability to renew and restore their lives. <a href="/topical/f/faithful_obedience.htm">Faithful Obedience</a> Noah's actions remind us of the importance of trusting and obeying God, even when His plans are not fully understood. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The drying of the earth demonstrates God's control over creation and His faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_timing.htm">Hope in God's Timing</a> The specific timing of the waters drying up shows that God's plans unfold in His perfect timing, encouraging patience and trust. <a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_renewal.htm">Symbol of Renewal</a> The drying of the earth serves as a symbol of spiritual renewal, encouraging believers to seek personal transformation through God's grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 8</a> <a href="/q/how_do_sola_and_solo_scriptura_differ.htm">What was the duration of Noah's time on the ark?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_jesus'_closest_disciples.htm">What was Noah's place of residence?</a> <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> <a href="/q/how_long_was_noah_on_the_ark.htm">What was the duration of Noah's time on the ark?</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>(13) The first day of the month.--It will be plain to any one studying the following table that this was exactly one month after the day on which Noah, for the third time, sent out the dove (<a href="/genesis/8-12.htm" title="And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him any more.">Genesis 8:12</a>):--The flood commenced in the second month, calledMarchesvan, on day 17.The waters prevail during 150 days = 5 months,unto month 7, day 17.Mountain-tops seen on month 10, day 1,i.e., after73 days.Noah sends out raven at end of40 days.Dove thrice sent out, at intervals of7 days= 21 days. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - And it came to pass (literally, it was) in the six hundredth and first year (of Noah's life; so LXX.), in the first month, - τοῦ πρώτου μηνὸς, (LXX.); the word for month (expressed in vers. 4, 14) being omitted in the Hebrew text for brevity, - the first day of the month, the waters were dried up - the root signifies to burn up or become dry in consequence of heat (Furst); "it merely denotes the absence of water" (Gesenius) - from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark - mikseh, from kasah, to cover; used of the covering of the ark (<a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Exodus 26:14</a>) and of the holy vessels (<a href="/numbers/4-8.htm">Numbers 4:8, 12</a>), and hence supposed to be made of skins (Knobel, Bush); but "the deck of an ark on which the rain-storms spent their force must surely have been of as great stability as the ark itself (Lange) - and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/8-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In [Noah’s] six וְשֵׁשׁ־ (wə·šêš-) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> Six (a cardinal number) hundred מֵא֜וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred and first בְּאַחַ֨ת (bə·’a·ḥaṯ) Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first year, שָׁנָ֗ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year on the first בְּאֶחָ֣ד (bə·’e·ḥāḏ) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first day לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month of the first month, בָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ (bā·ri·šō·wn) Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> First, in place, time, rank the water הַמַּ֖יִם (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen had dried up חָֽרְב֥וּ (ḥā·rə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill from מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the earth. הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land So Noah נֹ֙חַ֙ (nō·aḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5146.htm">Strong's 5146: </a> Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood removed וַיָּ֤סַר (way·yā·sar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside the covering מִכְסֵ֣ה (miḵ·sêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4372.htm">Strong's 4372: </a> A covering, weatherboarding from the ark הַתֵּבָ֔ה (hat·tê·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8392.htm">Strong's 8392: </a> A box, chest and saw וַיַּ֕רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see that the surface פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the ground הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land was dry. חָֽרְב֖וּ (ḥā·rə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/8-13.htm">Genesis 8:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">OT Law: Genesis 8:13 It happened in the six hundred first (Gen. 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