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Genesis 8:5

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8:5 The waters kept on receding 1  until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible. 2 

1 tn Heb “the waters were going and lessening.” The perfect verb form הָיָה (hayah) is used as an auxiliary verb with the infinitive absolute חָסוֹר (khasor, “lessening”), while the infinitive absolute הָלוֹךְ (halokh) indicates continuous action.

2 tn Or “could be seen.”



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