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Genesis 8 comparison

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1
KJV

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

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;

2
KJV

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

ASV

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

3
KJV

And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

ASV

and the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters decreased.

4
KJV

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

ASV

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

5
KJV

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.

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.

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:

ASV

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

7
KJV

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

ASV

and he sent forth a raven, and it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

8
KJV

Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

ASV

And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

9
KJV

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

ASV

but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.

10
KJV

And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

ASV

And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

11
KJV

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

ASV

and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth an olive-leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

12
KJV

And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

ASV

And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.

13
KJV

¶ And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month , the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

ASV

And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dried.

14
KJV

And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

ASV

And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry.

15
KJV

¶ And God spake unto Noah, saying,

ASV

And God spake unto Noah, saying,

16
KJV

Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

ASV

Go forth from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

17
KJV

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

ASV

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both birds, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

18
KJV

And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:

ASV

And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:

19
KJV

Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

ASV

every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families, went forth out of the ark.

20
KJV

¶ And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD ; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

ASV

And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar.

21
KJV

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

ASV

And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

22
KJV

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

ASV

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.