Genesis 8:5 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And the watersוְהַמַּ֗יִםh4325
1הָיוּ֙h1961
2continuallyהָל֣וֹךְh1980
3decreasedוְחָס֔וֹרh2637
4untilעַ֖דh5704
9day of the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁh2320
7in the tenthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙h6224
7in the tenthבָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙h6224
8month on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דh259
9day of the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁh2320
10seenנִרְא֖וּh7200
11were the topsרָאשֵׁ֥יh7218
12of the mountainsהֶֽהָרִֽים׃h2022

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And still the waters went on falling, till on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the waters abated continually until the tenth month: in the tenth [month], on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the waters decreased continually, till the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

World English Bible (WEB)

The waters receded continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the waters have been going and becoming lacking till the tenth month; in the tenth `month', on the first of the month, appeared the heads of the mountains.