Genesis 8:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.

New Living Translation
Two and a half months later, as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks became visible.

English Standard Version
And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

Berean Study Bible
And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.

New American Standard Bible
And 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.

NASB 1995
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.

NASB 1977
And 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.

Amplified Bible
The waters continued to decrease until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen.

Christian Standard Bible
The water continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The waters continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible.

Contemporary English Version
The water kept going down, and the mountain tops could be seen on the first day of the tenth month.

Good News Translation
The water kept going down, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains appeared.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The water kept decreasing until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

International Standard Version
The flood water continued to recede until the tenth month, when, on the first of that month, the tops of the mountains could be seen.

NET Bible
The waters kept on receding until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

King James 2000 Bible
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.

New Heart English Bible
The waters receded continually to the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
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
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.

A Faithful Version
And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month; and the tops of the mountains were seen in the tenth month, on the first day of the month.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the waters were going and decreasing vntill the tenth moneth: in the tenth moneth, and in the first day of the moneth were the toppes of the mountaines seene.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the waters were goyng and decreasing vntyll the tenth moneth: In the tenth moneth, and in the first day of the same moneth, were the toppes of the mountaynes seene.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the waters wete awaye and decreased vntyll the tenth moneth: for the first daye of the tenth moneth, the toppes of the mountaynes appeared.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And the waters went away ad decreased vntyll the x. moneth. And the fyrst daye of the tenth moneth the toppes of the mounteyns appered.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the waters have been going and decreasing until the tenth month; in the tenth [month], on the first of the month, the heads of the mountains appeared.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the waters were going and diminishing until the tenth month: in the tenth, in the one of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the waters were going and decreasing until the tenth month: for in the tenth month, the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Yet in truth, the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month. For in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tips of the mountains appeared.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the waters were going and they were decreasing until the tenth month, in the first of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

Lamsa Bible
And the waters decreased gradually until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen.
















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