Translations
Modern
In Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth. So Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And it came to pass in the one and six hundredth year, in the first month, on the first of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark, and he looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry.
Latin
Igitur sexcentesimo primo anno, primo mense, prima die mensis, imminutæ sunt aquæ super terram: et aperiens Noë tectum arcæ, aspexit, viditque quod exsiccata esset superficies terræ.
Original
Hebrew
English
In Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth. So Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.
Notes
In Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month: This was two months after the mountain peaks first appeared (8:5).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- The Great Floodc. 2348 BC
- The flood subsidesc. 2347 BC
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 Mesopotamia Noah Patriarchs, Period of the The Flood
Topics
The Deluge: Date of Its Complete Removal Time: Eras from Which, Computed: Nativity of the Patriarchs During the Patriarchal Age Years: Length of, During the Patriarchal Age