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Genesis 8:6

Noah

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

5 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.

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, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

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

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BSB
After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
KJV
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
WEB
At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ship which he had made,
ASV
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
DARBY
And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
BLB
And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made,
ÅB
Og da førti dager var gått, åpnet Noah vinduet på arken som han hadde gjort,
OTB
Etter førti dager åpnet Noah vinduet i arken som han hadde laget.
B1930
Og da firti dager var gått, åpnet Noah vinduet på arken som han hadde gjort,

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Cross references

  • Genesis 6:16

    A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

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  • Daniel 6:10

    Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

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