Genesis 8:1

Translations

Modern

But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.

Traditional

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 asswaged;

Literal

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

Latin

Recordatus autem Deus Noë, cunctorumque animantium, et omnium jumentorum, quæ erant cum eo in arca, adduxit spiritum super terram, et imminutæ sunt aquæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.

Notes

Genesis 8:1

God remembered: This key part of the great flood story does not mean God ever forgot Noah. It uses covenant language to show God's faithfulness to his promise to keep his covenant partner safe (see 6:18; 9:15–16; Exodus 2:24; Leviticus 26:42, 45).
wind: The same Hebrew word is translated as “Spirit” in Genesis 1:2. This and other similarities suggest that restoring the earth after the great flood was like a new creation (see Genesis 9:1–2).

Theme notes and profiles

Noah Symbolic Numbers

Events

The Great Floodc. 2348 BC
The flood subsidesc. 2347 BC

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People

Noah: Righteous man, built ark, survived flood

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genesis, Book of God, Names of Land Memorial Mesopotamia Noah Patriarchs, Period of the Spirit of God The Flood

Topics

Flood: History of God: Preserver: To Noah and his Family, at the Time of the Flood Miracles: Catalogue of The Great Flood Noah: Son of Lamech: Builds an Ark (Ship) and Saves his Family from the Great Flood Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Noah The Deluge: Causes of Its Abatement The Wind: Drying Nature of

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