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Genesis 8:1

What does Genesis 8:1 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 8:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 8:1 means

This verse marks a pivotal moment, shifting from divine judgment to divine remembrance and mercy. After days of devastating flood, God actively intervenes, showing His enduring care for Noah and all the creatures entrusted to him. The powerful wind demonstrates God's sovereign control over creation, initiating the process of the waters receding and signaling the beginning of a new phase for life on earth after the cataclysmic flood. This concept of God

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle which were with him in the ark: and God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters went down.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And God remembereth Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle which <FI>are<Fi> with him in the ark, and God causeth a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subside,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And God remembered Noe, and all the living creatures, and all the cattle which were with him in the ark, and brought a wind upon the earth, and the waters were abated:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

AndGod remembered Noah, and all the animals, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; andGod made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

Context

This verse transitions from the severity of the flood's judgment in chapter 7 to the beginning of its abatement. It establishes the central theme of God's remembrance, setting the stage for the gradual drying of the earth and Noah's eventual release from the ark. This divine initiative underscores that the ending of the flood is not merely a natural event, but an act of God's faithful intervention.

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v.2the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 132:1

    Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction;

  • Jonah 4:11

    and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

  • Habakkuk 3:2

    O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.

  • Psalms 104:7

    At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

  • Psalms 136:23

    Who remembered us in our low estate; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

  • Revelation 18:5

    for her sins have reached even unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

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