Genesis 8:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 8:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּשֻׁ֧בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
הַמַּ֛יִם
mayim
H4325
water
מֵעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הָל֣וֹךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
וָשׁ֑וֹב
shûwb
H7725
to return
וַיַּחְסְר֣וּ
châçêr
H2637
to lack
הַמַּ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
מִקְצֵ֕ה
qâtseh
H7097
end
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
וּמְאַ֖ת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
יֽוֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The waters receded from off the earth continually. After the end of one hundred fifty days the waters decreased.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the waters receded steadily from the earth, and the end of the 150 days the waters had decreased,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).