Genesis 8:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark”

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BSBPD

“After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 8:6 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:16You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.
  2. Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

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