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.
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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.
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.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַמַּ֗יִם | ve.ha.Ma.yim | and the waters | H4325 → |
| הָיוּ֙ | ha.Yu | they were | H1961 → |
| הָל֣וֹךְ | ha.Lokh | going | H1980 → |
| וְחָס֔וֹר | ve.cha.Sor | and decreasing | H2637 → |
| עַ֖ד | 'ad | until | H5704 → |
| הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ | ha.Cho.desh | the month | H2320 → |
| הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֑י | ha.'a.si.Ri | <the> tenth | H6224 → |
| בָּֽעֲשִׂירִי֙ | ba.'a.si.Ri | in the tenth [month] | H6224 → |
| בְּאֶחָ֣ד | be.'e.Chad | on [day] one | H259 → |
| לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ | la.Cho.desh | of the month | H2320 → |
| נִרְא֖וּ | nir.'U | they were seen | H7200 → |
| רָאשֵׁ֥י | ra.Shei | [the] tops of | H7218 → |
| הֶֽהָרִֽים׃ | He.ha.Rim | the mountains | H2022 → |
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