Genesis 8:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 8:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 8:3 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 8:3 — KJV
“And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. continually: Heb. in going and returning”
— Genesis 8:3 (KJV)
Genesis 8:3 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 8:3
“And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. to...: Heb. in going forth and returning”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:3: waters, off, earth
“And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:3: waters, earth, hundred
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:3: after, hundred, fifty
“Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:3: off, after, fifty
“And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. offering: Heb. heave offering”
Shares key themes with Genesis 8:3: off, hundred, fifty
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