3. And the waters retired from the earth, continually retiring; and in the course of a hundred and fifty days the waters abated.
4. And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.
5. And the waters abated continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
6. And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
7. And he sent out the raven, which went forth going to and fro, until the waters were dried from the earth.
8. And he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had become low on the ground.
9. But the dove found no resting-place for the sole of her foot, and returned to him into the ark; for the waters were on the whole earth; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her to him into the ark.
10. And he waited yet other seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
11. And the dove came to him at eventide; and behold, in her beak was an olive-leaf plucked off; and Noah knew that the waters had become low on the earth.
12. And he waited yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; but she returned no more to him.