Genesis 8

1 Now God remembred Noah and euery beast, and all the cattell that was with him in the Arke: therefore God made a winde to passe vpon the earth, and the waters ceased.

And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle which were with him in the ark: and God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters went down.

2 The fountaines also of the deepe and the windowes of heauen were stopped and the raine from heauen was restrained,

And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were shut, and the rain from heaven was stopped.

3 And the waters returned from aboue the earth, going and returning: and after the ende of the hundreth and fiftieth day the waters abated.

And the waters went slowly back from the earth, and at the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters were lower.

4 And in the seuenth moneth, in the seuenteenth day of the moneth, the Arke rested vpon the mountaines of Ararat.

And on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

5 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.

And still the waters went on falling, till on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen.

6 So after fourtie dayes, Noah opened the windowe of the Arke, which he had made,

Then, after forty days, through the open window of the ark which he had made,

7 And sent forth a rauen, which went out going forth and returning, vntill the waters were dried vp vpon the earth.

Noah sent out a raven, which went this way and that till the waters were gone from the earth.

8 Againe he sent a doue from him, that he might see if the waters were diminished from off the earth.

And he sent out a dove, to see if the waters had gone from the face of the earth;

9 But the doue found no rest for the sole of her foote: therefore she returned vnto him into the Arke (for the waters were vpon the whole earth) and he put forth his hand, and receiued her, and tooke her to him into the Arke.

But the dove saw no resting-place for her foot, and came back to the ark, for the waters were still over all the earth; and he put out his hand, and took her into the ark.

10 And he abode yet other seuen dayes, and againe he sent forth the doue out of the Arke.

And after waiting another seven days, he sent the dove out again;

11 And the doue came to him in ye euening, and loe, in her mouth was an oliue leafe that she had pluckt: whereby Noah knewe that the waters were abated from off the earth.

And the dove came back at evening, and in her mouth was an olive-leaf broken off: so Noah was certain that the waters had gone down on the earth.

12 Notwithstanding he wayted yet other seuen dayes, and sent forth the doue, which returned not againe vnto him any more.

And after seven days more, he sent the dove out again, but she did not come back to him.

13 And in the sixe hundreth and one yeere, in the first day of the first moneth the waters were dryed vp from off the earth: and Noah remoued the couering of the Arke and looked, and beholde, the vpper part of the ground was drie.

And in the six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters were dry on the earth: and Noah took the cover off the ark and saw that the face of the earth was dry.

14 And in the second moneth, in the seuen and twentieth day of the moneth was the earth drie.

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

15 Then God spake to Noah, saying,

And God said to Noah,

16 Goe forth of the Arke, thou and thy wife, and thy sonnes and thy sonnes wiues with thee.

Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives.

17 Bring forth with thee euery beast that is with thee, of all flesh, both foule and cattell, and euery thing that creepeth and moueth vpon the earth, that they may breede abundantly in ye earth, and bring forth fruite and increase vpon ye earth.

Take out with you every living thing which is with you, birds and cattle and everything which goes on the earth, so that they may have offspring and be fertile and be increased on the earth.

18 So Noah came forth, and his sonnes, and his wife, and his sonnes wiues with him.

And Noah went out with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives;

19 Euery beast, euery creeping thing, and euery foule, all that moueth vpon the earth after their kindes went out of the Arke.

And every beast and bird and every living thing of every sort which goes on the earth, went out of the ark.

20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and tooke of euery cleane beast, and of euery cleane foule, and offered burnt offerings vpon the altar.

And Noah made an altar to the Lord, and from every clean beast and bird he made burned offerings on the altar.

21 And the Lord smellled a sauour of rest, and the Lord said in his heart, I will hencefoorth curse the ground no more for mans cause: for the imagination of mans heart is euill, euen from his youth: neither will I smite any more all things liuing, as I haue done.

And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.

22 Hereafter seede time and haruest, and colde and heate, and sommer and winter, and day and night shall not cease, so long as ye earth remaineth.

While the earth goes on, seed time and the getting in of the grain, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, will not come to an end.

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark