Genesis 8

1 And God remembered Noah, and all the wild animals, and all the tame animals, and all the flying creatures, and all the crawling creatures that were with him in the ship; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters began to recede.

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

2 And the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

3 And the waters receded steadily from the land. And after the end of one hundred fifty days the waters had decreased significantly.

And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

4 And in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ship came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

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

5 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.

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.

6 It happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ship which he had made,

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

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

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

8 Then he sent forth a dove from it, to see if the waters had abated from the surface of the ground,

Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

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

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

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

And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

11 The dove came back to him at evening, and, look, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters had abated from the earth.

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, see, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

12 He stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she did not return to him any more.

And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him any more.

13 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 ship and looked out. And look, the surface of the ground was dry.

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.

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

And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

15 God spoke to Noah, saying,

And God spoke to Noah, saying,

16 "Go out of the ship, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

Go forth of the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons’ wives with you.

17 Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh, of flying creatures, and animals, and every creature that crawls on the earth, that they may swarm on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."

Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of 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, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives with him.

And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:

19 And every wild animal, and every tame animal, and every flying creature, and every creature that crawls on the earth, after their families, went out of the ship.

Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatever creeps on the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

20 Noah built an altar to God, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean flying creature, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

And Noah built an altar to the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21 And God smelled the pleasing aroma, and God said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of his heart is evil from his youth, nor will I again destroy every living thing, as I have done.

And the LORD smelled a sweet smell; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

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

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

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark