Genesis 8

8 And God Remembereth Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle which [are] with him in the ark, and God causeth //send// a wind //ruakh// to pass over the earth, and the waters subside,

Flashback to Genesis 1

And God Remembered - center of the Chiastic Structure of the flood narrative.

^2 ^and closed are the fountains of the deep //tehom// and the net-work of the heavens, and restrained is the shower from the heavens.

Waters above and below - Genesis 1 Recreating Day 2; Genesis 1:2 Ruach hovering over the waters

network of = (va’arubbot) Root: אֲרֻבָּה (‘arubbah), meaning "window," "lattice," or "opening." Meaning: Floodgates, windows, or sluices. The plural form suggests multiple openings in the sky. Often translated as "floodgates" in this context to convey the idea of channels releasing water. Context: Refers to the "floodgates of the heavens," the heavenly openings that poured rain during the flood (Genesis 7:11)

^3 ^And turn back do the waters from off the earth, going on and returning; and the waters are lacking at the end of a hundred and fifty days.

Replay of Day 3

^4 ^And the ark resteth, in the seventh month, in the seventeenth day of the month, on mountains of Ararat;

Now the ark is doing what God did on the seventh day.

April 25, 2025: US team plans first dig at Mount Ararat’s ship-shaped hill - The Jerusalem Post

^5 ^and the waters have been going and becoming lacking till the tenth month; in the tenth [month], on the first of the month, appeared the heads of the mountains.

Genesis 8:5: “And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.” The second usage of “month” here is italicized, as is the only mention of “day,” indicating these words are not in the original.

^6 ^And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he made,

^7 ^and he sendeth forth the raven, and it goeth out, going out and turning back till the drying of the waters from off the earth.

Raven’s Non-Return (Genesis 8:7): The raven’s strong, enduring flight and adaptability allowed it to keep flying or find resting spots and food (e.g., carrion) in the partially submerged, rugged landscape. Its independence and lack of homing instinct meant it didn’t need to return to the Ark, suggesting it could survive in the transitional environment.

^8 ^And he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,

^9 ^and the dove hath not found rest for the sole of her foot, and she turneth back unto him, unto the ark, for waters [are] on the face of all the earth, and he putteth out his hand, and taketh her, and bringeth her in unto him, unto the ark.

^10 ^And he stayeth yet other seven days, and addeth to send forth the dove from the ark;

^11 ^and the dove cometh in unto him at even-time, and lo, an olive leaf torn off in her mouth; and Noah knoweth that the waters have been lightened from off the earth.

^12 ^And he stayeth yet other seven days, and sendeth forth the dove, and it added not to turn back unto him any more.

Dove’s Returns (Genesis 8:8–12): The dove’s limited endurance, preference for lowland habitats, and strong homing instinct led it to return to Noah when no dry land or vegetation was found. Its later trips, especially bringing an olive leaf, indicate it found emerging vegetation in a more hospitable area, and its final non-return suggests a viable habitat was established.

^13 ^And it cometh to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first [month] //first month//, in the first of the month, the waters have been dried from off the earth; and Noah turneth aside the covering of the ark, and looketh, and lo, the face of the ground hath been dried.

This close the circle which started in Genesis 8:5

See Barre’ under the Flood Narrative. in regard to timing and 2-150 day periods as opposed to 1.

Turned aside the covering of the ark? Genesis 6:16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one cubit[e] high all around

^14 ^And in the second month, in the seven and twentieth day of the month, the earth hath become dry.

^15 ^And God speaketh unto Noah, saying, `Go out from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee;

^16 ^every living thing that [is] with thee, of all flesh, among fowl, and among cattle, and among every creeping thing which is creeping on the earth, bring out with thee;

^17 ^and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth.'

^18 ^And Noah goeth out, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him;

^19 ^every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl; every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark.

^20 ^And Noah buildeth an altar to Jehovah, and taketh of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and causeth burnt-offerings to ascend on the altar;

^21 ^and Jehovah smelleth //Wayyarah// the sweet //Nichoakh soothing// fragrance //Reyach// , and Jehovah saith unto His heart, `I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man [is] evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;

Smell and fragrance have same root as ruakh. Soothing/Nichoakh is a play on Noahs’ name as well. So God spirits a noah like spirit smell. :)

The phrase רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ (rei-ach ha-ni-kho-ach), "scent the-soothing," is a construct chain, literally "the aroma of soothing,"

^22 ^during all days of the earth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, do not cease.'