Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth. New Living Translation This time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the floodwaters were almost gone. English Standard Version And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. Berean Study 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. New American Standard Bible And the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, in its beak was a fresh olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water was low on the earth. NASB 1995 The dove came to him toward evening, and behold, in her beak was a freshly picked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water was abated from the earth. NASB 1977 And the dove came to him toward evening; and behold, in her beak was a freshly picked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water was abated from the earth. Amplified Bible The dove came back to him in the evening, and there, in her beak, was a fresh olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water level had subsided from the earth. Christian Standard Bible When the dove came to him at evening, there was a plucked olive leaf in its beak. So Noah knew that the water on the earth’s surface had gone down. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the dove came to him at evening, there was a plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the water on the earth's surface had gone down. 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the dove returned to him in the evening, and had a leaf of olive, a sprig in her mouth; and Noe knew that the water had ceased from off the earth. Contemporary English Version It returned in the evening, holding in its beak a green leaf from an olive tree. Noah knew the water was finally going down. Douay-Rheims Bible And she came to him in the evening, carrying a bough of an olive tree, with green leaves, in her mouth. Noe therefore understood that the waters were ceased upon the earth. English Revised Version and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. Good News Translation It returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. So Noah knew that the water had gone down. GOD'S WORD® Translation The dove came to him in the evening, and in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf. Then Noah knew that the water was gone from the earth. International Standard Version The dove returned to him in the evening, but in its beak there was an olive leaf that it had plucked! So Noah knew that the flood waters had decreased on the land. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. Literal Standard Version and the dove comes to him at evening, and behold, an olive leaf [is] torn off in her mouth; and Noah knows that the waters have been lightened from off the earth. NET Bible When the dove returned to him in the evening, there was a freshly plucked olive leaf in its beak! Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. New Heart English Bible The dove came back to him at evening, and, look, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters had abated from the earth. 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. 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. Additional Translations ... Study Bible Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove…10Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. 11And 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. 12And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.… Cross References Genesis 8:10 Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. Genesis 8:12 And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him. Treasury of Scripture And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, see, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. an olive. Nehemiah 8:15 And 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 4:12-14 And 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 10:15 And 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! Verse 11. - And the dove came in unto him. Literally, to him. As the manner of doves is, partly for better accommodation both for food and lodging than yet he could meet with abroad, and partly from love to his mate (Peele). In the evening (of the seventh day). And, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. Not as if "Deo jubente, uno die germinavit terra" (Ambrose), but because the olive leaves kept green under water (Chrysostom). Rosenmüller, Lange, and Kalisch quote Pliny (13. 50) and Theophrastus ('Hist. Plant., 4:8) to this effect. That the olive tree grows in Armenia is proved by the testimony of Strabo (11. 575), Horace (Od. I. 7. 7), Virgil (Georg. 2:3), Diodorus Siculus (1. 17), etc. On this point vide Kalisch. The leaf which the dove carried towards the ark was "taraf," freshly plucked; hence rightly translated by "viride (Michaelis, Rosenmüller) rather than by "decerptum" (Chaldee, Arabic) or "raptum" (Calvin). Κάρφος (LXX.) is just the opposite of "fresh," viz., withered. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. Parallel Commentaries ... Lexicon And behold,וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! the dove הַיּוֹנָה֙ (hay·yō·w·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3123: A dove returned וַתָּבֹ֨א (wat·tā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to him אֵלָ֤יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to in the evening לְעֵ֣ת (lə·‘êṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6256: Time, now, when with a freshly plucked טָרָ֣ף (ṭā·rāp̄) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2965: Recently torn off, fresh olive זַ֖יִת (za·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry leaf עֲלֵה־ (‘ă·lêh-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5929: A leaf, foliage in her beak. בְּפִ֑יהָ (bə·p̄î·hā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to So Noah נֹ֔חַ (nō·aḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5146: Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood knew וַיֵּ֣דַע (way·yê·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know that כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction the waters הַמַּ֖יִם (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen had receded קַ֥לּוּ (qal·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling from מֵעַ֥ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the earth. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land Jump to Previous Abated Beak Broken Dove Earth Evening Eventide Even-Time Leaf Mouth Noah Olive Picked Plucked Receded Subsided Torn Water WatersJump to Next Abated Beak Broken Dove Earth Evening Eventide Even-Time Leaf Mouth Noah Olive Picked Plucked Receded Subsided Torn Water WatersLinks Genesis 8:11 NIVGenesis 8:11 NLT Genesis 8:11 ESV Genesis 8:11 NASB Genesis 8:11 KJV Genesis 8:11 BibleApps.com Genesis 8:11 Biblia Paralela Genesis 8:11 Chinese Bible Genesis 8:11 French Bible Genesis 8:11 Clyx Quotations OT Law: Genesis 8:11 The dove came back to him at (Gen. 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