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 Les eaux se retirèrent de dessus la terre, s’en allant et s’éloignant, et les eaux diminuèrent au bout de cent cinquante jours.

4 Le septième mois, le dix-septième jour du mois, l’arche s’arrêta sur les montagnes d’Ararat.

5 Les eaux allèrent en diminuant jusqu’au dixième mois. Le dixième mois, le premier jour du mois, apparurent les sommets des montagnes.

6 Au bout de quarante jours, Noé ouvrit la fenêtre qu’il avait faite à l’arche.

7 Il lâcha le corbeau, qui sortit, partant et revenant, jusqu’à ce que les eaux eussent séché sur la terre.

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What Does Genesis 8:5 Mean?

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