KJV King James Version
And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth [was] an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
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Genesis 8:11
And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth [was] an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And behold, the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.
WEB World English Bible
The dove came back to him at evening, and, behold, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from the earth.
ASV American Standard Version
and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth an olive-leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the dove cometh in unto him at even-time, and lo, an olive leaf torn off in her mouth; and Noah knoweth that the waters have been lightened from off the earth.
Surrounding context — Genesis 8
8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters [were] on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth [was] an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first [month], the first [day] of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתָּבֹ֨אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֵלָ֤יוH413 · elto(wards)הַיּוֹנָה֙H3123 · yo.nahdoveלְעֵ֣תH6256 · ettimeעֶ֔רֶבH6153 · e.reveveningוְהִנֵּ֥הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdעֲלֵה־H5929 · a.lehleafזַ֖יִתH2132 · za.yit(Mount of) Olivesטָרָ֣ףH2965 · ta.raphfresh-pluckedבְּפִ֑יהָH6310 · pehlipוַיֵּ֣דַעH3045 · ya.dato knowנֹ֔חַH5146 · no.achNoahכִּי־H3588 · kiforקַ֥לּוּH7043 · qa.lalto lightenהַמַּ֖יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterמֵעַ֥לH5921 · aluponהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Nehemiah 8:15And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as [it is] written.Zechariah 4:12-14And I answered again, and said unto him, What [be these] two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?Romans 10:15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
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