Genesis 8

1 And God remembereth Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle which [are] with him in the ark, and God causeth a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subside,

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

2 and closed are the fountains of the deep and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens.

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

3 And turn back do the waters from off the earth, going on and returning; and the waters are lacking at the end of a hundred and fifty days.

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

4 And the ark resteth, in the seventh month, in the seventeenth day of the month, on mountains of Ararat;

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

5 and the waters have been going and becoming lacking till the tenth month; in the tenth [month], on the first of the month, appeared the heads of the mountains.

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 And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he 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 sendeth forth the raven, and it goeth out, going out and turning back till the drying of the waters from off the earth.

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

8 And he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,

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

9 and the dove hath not found rest for the sole of her foot, and she turneth back unto him, unto the ark, for waters [are] on the face of all the earth, and he putteth out his hand, and taketh her, and bringeth her in unto him, unto the ark.

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto 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 unto him into the ark.

10 And he stayeth yet other seven days, and addeth to send forth the dove from the ark;

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

11 and the dove cometh in unto him at even-time, and lo, an olive leaf torn off in her mouth; and Noah knoweth that the waters have been lightened from off the earth.

And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

12 And he stayeth yet other seven days, and sendeth forth the dove, and it added not to turn back unto him any more.

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

13 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.

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.

14 And in the second month, in the seven and twentieth day of the month, the earth hath become dry.

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

15 And God speaketh unto Noah, saying, 'Go out from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee;

And God spoke unto Noah, saying:

16 every living thing that [is] with thee, of all flesh, among fowl, and among cattle, and among every creeping thing which is creeping on the earth, bring out with thee;

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

17 and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth.'

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both fowl, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may swarm in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.'

18 And Noah goeth out, and his sons, and 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 every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl; every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark.

every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families; went forth out of the ark.

20 And Noah buildeth an altar to Jehovah, and taketh of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and causeth burnt-offerings to ascend on the altar;

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

21 and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, 'I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man [is] evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;

And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; 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 during all days of the earth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, do not cease.'

While the earth remaineth, 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