5 The water kept going down, and the mountain tops could be seen on the first day of the tenth month.
6-7 Forty days later Noah opened a window to send out a raven, but it kept flying around until the water had dried up.
8 Noah wanted to find out if the water had gone down, so he sent out a dove.
9 Deep water was still everywhere, and when the dove could not find a place to land, it flew back to the boat. Then Noah held out his hand and helped it back in.
10 Seven days later Noah sent the dove out again.
11 It returned in the evening, holding in its beak a green leaf from an olive tree. Noah knew the water was finally going down.
12 He waited seven more days before sending the dove out again, and this time it did not return.