"And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:" — Genesis 8:6

Genesis 8:6 · KJV

“And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:”

— Genesis 8:6

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. {decreased...: Heb. were in going and decreasing}

Verse 7

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. {to...: Heb. in going forth and returning}

Genesis 8 — Context

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

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. {to...: Heb. in going forth and returning}

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

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.

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.