Genesis 8:6

6 And it came to pass after forty days Noe opened the window of the ark which he had made.

Genesis 8:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 8:6

And it came to pass at the end of forty days
From the appearance of the mountains, that is, from the first day of the tenth month, to forty days after; and being ended, this must be the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the month Ab, which answers to July and August; and according to Bishop Usher ^F11 it was Friday the twenty eighth of August:

that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;
of which (See Gill on Genesis 6:16).

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Ut supra. (Annales Vet. Test. p. 4.)

Genesis 8:6 In-Context

4 And the water continued to decrease until the tenth month.

5 And in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen.

6 And it came to pass after forty days Noe opened the window of the ark which he had made.

7 And he sent forth a raven; and it went forth and returned not until the water was dried from off the earth.

8 And he sent a dove after it to see if the water had ceased from off the earth.