Genesis 8:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

And the waters continued to diminish until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the high hills were seen.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the waters continued to diminish until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the high hills were seen.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

The water continued to go down until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared above the water.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The water continued to go down, and by the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains were above the water.

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.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

Two and a half months later, as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks began to appear.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Now the water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The water continually decreased until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The waters continued to diminish until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains appeared.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The waters kept on receding until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The waters continued to go down until the tenth month. On the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains could be seen.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

Two and a half months later, as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks began to appear.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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 appeared.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The waters continued to recede until the tenth month. And on the first day of the tenth month, all the mountaintops appeared.

English RSV (Revised 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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Three months later, as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks appeared.

English Tyndale 1537

And the waters went away and decreased until the tenth month. And the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains appeared.