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1 Peter 3:20b ASV
. . . the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

1 Peter 3:20b BBE
. . . God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:

1 Peter 3:20b NWT
. . .the patience of God was waiting in Noah's days, while the ark was being constructed, in which a few people, that is, eight souls, were carried safely through the water.

1 Peter 3:20b CEV
. . . God had been patient with them. Eight people went into that boat and were brought safely through the flood.

1 Peter 3:20b Darby
. . . God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was preparing, into which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

1 Peter 3:20b GNB
. . . God . . . waited patiently during the days that Noah was building his boat. The few people in the boat---eight in all---were saved by the water,

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - King James Version

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible YLT - Young's Literal Translation