The Meaning of Genesis 8:6 Explained

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:

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he made,

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 8:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 8:1-22 - Noah Leaves The Ark
Traditions of the Flood are found in every country, from the tablets of Babylon to the rude carvings of the Aztecs, proving man's common origin. "God remembered Noah." He could not forget, because He had entered into covenant with him and his. Though the floods have been abroad on your life for long years, God has not forgotten you. Sooner might a woman forget her babe! Noah's window only looked upward. It had no outlook on the waters, therefore he sent forth the birds. Dove and raven issued from the same window, so the child of God and the wayward, willful child may issue from the same family; but the former cannot find satisfaction with what satisfies the other, but wings its flight back to God. See Psalms 116:7. Through God's grace Noah stepped out into the new world-the world of resurrection. His first act was the burned-offering of consecration, which was followed immediately by promise. See Romans 12:1-2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 8

1  God remembers Noah and calms the waters
4  The ark rests on Ararat
6  Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove
13  Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark
20  He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,
21  which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more

What do the individual words in Genesis 8:6 mean?

So it came to pass at the end of forty days that opened Noah - the window of the ark which he had made
וַֽיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֑וֹם וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח נֹ֔חַ אֶת־ חַלּ֥וֹן הַתֵּבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה

וַֽיְהִ֕י  So  it  came  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מִקֵּ֖ץ  at  the  end 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֵץ  
Sense: end.
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים  of  forty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: אַרְבָּעִים  
Sense: forty.
י֑וֹם  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח  that  opened 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּתַח 
Sense: to open.
נֹ֔חַ  Noah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נׄחַ  
Sense: son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of the human race because his family were the only survivors of the flood.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
חַלּ֥וֹן  the  window 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: חַלֹּון 
Sense: window (piercing of the wall).
הַתֵּבָ֖ה  of  the  ark 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֵּבָה  
Sense: ark.
עָשָֽׂה  he  had  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.

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