Genesis 8

1 And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

God remembered Noah, all the animals, and all the livestock that were with him in the ship; and God made a wind to pass over the earth. The waters subsided.

2 Also the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

The deep’s fountains and the sky’s windows were also stopped, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually. And after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.

The waters continually receded from the earth. After the end of one hundred and fifty days the waters receded.

4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

The ship rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on Ararat’s mountains.

5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

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.

6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ship which he had made,

7 And he sent forth a raven. And it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth.

8 And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.

He himself sent out a dove to see if the waters were abated from the surface of the ground,

9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. And she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. And he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in to him into the ark.

but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned into the ship to him, for the waters were on the surface of the whole earth. He put out his hand, and took her, and brought her to him into the ship.

10 And he stayed yet another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.

He waited yet another seven days; and again he sent the dove out of the ship.

11 And the dove came in to him at evening. And, lo, in her mouth an olive leaf plucked off, so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

The dove came back to him at evening and, behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from the earth.

12 And he stayed yet seven other days, and sent forth the dove. And she did not return again to him any more.

He waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; and she didn’t return to him any more.

13 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.

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.

14 And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.

In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.

15 And God spoke to Noah, saying,

God spoke to Noah, saying,

16 Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

“Go out of the ship, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons’ wives with you.

17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both birds and cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth.”

18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him.

Noah went out, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives with him.

19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatever moves upon the earth, according to their families, went forth out of the ark.

Every animal, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatever moves on the earth, after their families, went out of the ship.

20 And Noah built an altar to Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21 And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor. And Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I again any more smite everything living, as I have done.

The LORD smelled the pleasant aroma. The LORD said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake because the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth. I will never again strike every living thing, as I have done.

22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.”

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark