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Book of Genesis, Chapter 8

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Genesis 8 NASB - New American Standard BibleGenesis 8 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 8 of Genesis—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ But 1God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and 2God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water subsided.
  2. Also 3the fountains of the deep and the [a]floodgates of the sky were closed, and 4the rain from the sky was restrained;
  3. and the water receded steadily from the earth, and at the end 5of one hundred and fifty days the water decreased.
  4. In the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, 6the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat.
  5. The water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible.
  6. ¶ Then it came about at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the 7window of the ark which he had made;
  7. and he sent out a raven, and it [b]flew here and there until the water was dried up [c]from the earth.
  8. Then he sent out a dove from him, to see if the water was abated from the face of the land;
  9. but the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, so she returned to him into the ark, for the water was on the [d]surface of all the earth. Then he put out his hand and took her, and brought her into the ark to himself.
  10. So he waited yet another seven days; and again he sent out the dove from the ark.
  11. The dove came to him toward [e]evening, and behold, in her [f]beak was a freshly picked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water was abated from the earth.
  12. Then he waited yet another seven days, and sent out 8the dove; but she did not return to him again.
  13. ¶ Now it came about in the 9six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the water was dried up [g]from the earth. Then Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the [h]surface of the ground was dried up.
  14. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.
  15. Then God spoke to Noah, saying,
  16. “Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.
  17. Bring out with you every living thing of all flesh that is with you, birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, that they may [i]10breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
  18. So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him.
  19. Every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, everything that moves on the earth, went out [j]by their families from the ark.
  20. ¶ Then Noah built 11an altar to the LORD, and took of every 12clean animal and of every clean bird and offered 13burnt offerings on the altar.
  21. The LORD 14smelled the soothing aroma; and the LORD said [k]to Himself, “I will never again 15curse the ground on account of man, for 16the [l]intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; 17and I will never again [m]destroy every living thing, as I have done.
  22. ¶ “While the earth remains,
    Seedtime and harvest,
    And cold and heat,
    And 18summer and winter,
    And 19day and night
    Shall not cease.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or windows of the heavens
  2. ^ Lit went out, going and returning
  3. ^ Lit from upon
  4. ^ Lit face
  5. ^ Lit the time of evening
  6. ^ Lit mouth
  7. ^ Lit from upon
  8. ^ Lit face
  9. ^ Or swarm
  10. ^ Or according to their kind
  11. ^ Lit to His heart
  12. ^ Or inclination
  13. ^ Lit smite

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ge 19:29; Ex 2:24; 1Sa 1:19; Ps 105:42
  2. ^ Ex 14:21; 15:10; Jb 12:15; Ps 29:10; Is 44:27; Na 1:4
  3. ^ Ge 7:11
  4. ^ Ge 7:4, 12
  5. ^ Ge 7:24
  6. ^ Ge 7:20
  7. ^ Ge 6:16
  8. ^ Je 48:28
  9. ^ Ge 7:6
  10. ^ Ge 1:22, 28
  11. ^ Ge 12:7, 8; 13:18; 22:9
  12. ^ Ge 7:2; Le 11:1-47
  13. ^ Ge 22:2; Ex 10:25
  14. ^ Ex 29:18, 25
  15. ^ Ge 3:17; 6:7, 13, 17; Is 54:9
  16. ^ Ge 6:5; Ps 51:5; Je 17:9; Ro 1:21; 3:23; Eph 2:1-3
  17. ^ Ge 9:11, 15
  18. ^ Ps 74:17
  19. ^ Je 33:20, 25

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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