Bible Strands
Genesis 8:5
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative voice records the post-flood chronology immediately following the ark's resting on Ararat. It describes the environmental shift without addressing a specific listener or speaker.
The words — The Hebrew terms הָל֣וֹךְ (halokh) and חָס֔וֹר (chasor) literally translate as "going" and "decreasing." This phrasing denotes a continuous, progressive recession rather than a sudden withdrawal.
The thread — This chronological marker bookends the flood account by contrasting the tenth month of recession with the second month of the flood's initiation in Genesis 7:11. The sequential dating anchors the water's movement within a fixed historical framework.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to observe the explicit timeline to grasp the duration of the judgment and the pace of the restoration. It demands attention to the precise sequence of events before any theological application.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.