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Genesis 8:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 8:13

Verse 13 of 22

Scripture focus

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.

Genesis 8:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 8:13

Theological / Devotional

The covering of the ark. An additional period of waiting is indicated, after which Noah felt the time had come to investigate for himself. Inasmuch as little could be seen through the lattice openings below the roof of the ark, he removed a portion of the roof.

The word “covering,” mikseh, is used in the OT to designate the roof of the tabernacle (Ex. 26:14), and also slip covers for the furniture of the sanctuary while it was being transported (Num. 4:10-12). Since these coverings were made of skins, it is possible that the covering of the ark may have been also (see on ch. 6:16).

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