* **It came about** - This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your langauge has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
* **in the six hundred and first year** - "in the six hundred and first year of Noah's life"
* **the waters were dried up from off the earth** - You could make this active by translating it "the waters covering the earth dried up" or "the wind dried up the waters covering the earth." (See [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive]]).
* **the covering of the ark** - This refers to a cover that kept the rain water out of the are.
* **behold** - The word "behold" tells us to pay attention to the important information that comes next.