Genesis 8:6

6 And after the ende of .xl. dayes. Noe opened the wyndow of the arke 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 arke rested vppo the mountayns of Ararat the .xvij. daye of the .vij. moneth.

5 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.

6 And after the ende of .xl. dayes. Noe opened the wyndow of the arke which he had made

7 ad sent forth a raven which went out ever goinge and cominge agayne vntyll the waters were dreyed vpp vppon the erth

8 Then sent he forth a doue from hym to wete whether the waters were fallen from of the erth.