Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 8:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
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Role in This Section
After forty days Noah opens the window he had made in the ark, preparing to test outside conditions.
Read It With
- Genesis 8:1–12
Read verses 6–7 as one movement and continue through verse 12. Verse 6 supplies timing and opens the window; verse 7 gives the raven's mission; verses 8–12 develop the repeated dove tests.
Why It Needs Context
Verse 6 is preparation, not a complete reconnaissance result. Without the following verses, readers do not know why the window matters, what Noah sends, or what the returning and nonreturning birds reveal.
Read Genesis 8:6–7 together
Why these verses belong together: The forty-day notice and opened window prepare the raven's ongoing reconnaissance.
Verse 6. 6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
Verse 7. 7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 8:1–12 — God Remembers Noah and the Waters RecedeSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
The final-form sequence places the forty days after the mountain tops appear, while source-critical reconstructions separate this notice from the dated scheme.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, verse order, stage sequence, and recurring language.
Exact location: Genesis 8:1–12 in the pinned standardized 1769 KJV corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Remember, ruach, recession process, rest, Ararat, bird movement, qalal, and olive-leaf wording.
Exact location: Genesis 8:1–12 forms, lemmas, syntax, and verse structure in Gen.xml
Open source ↗