1. שׁכך shākak: “stoop, assuage.”

2. חסר chāsar: “want, fail, be abated.”

3. אר…

Seen. —See Note on Genesis 8:4.

God told Noah when to go into the ark, but He did not tell him when he would come out again. The Lord told Noah when to go in, because it was neces…

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month ,
&c.] That is, from the seventeenth of the seventh month…

The ark rested upon a mountain, where it was directed by the wise and gracious providence of God, so that it might rest sooner. God has times and p…