Genesis 8:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 8:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתָּבֹ֨א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלָ֤יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הַיּוֹנָה֙
yôwnâh
H3123
dove
לְעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
עֶ֔רֶב
ʻereb
H6153
evening
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עֲלֵה
ʻâleh
H5929
leaf
זַ֖יִת
zayith
H2132
olive
טָרָ֣ף
ṭârâph
H2965
fresh
בְּפִ֑יהָ
peh
H6310
mouth
וַיֵּ֣דַע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
נֹ֔חַ
Nôach
H5146
Noah
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
קַ֥לּוּ
qâlal
H7043
to be light
הַמַּ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
מֵעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 off the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the dove returned to him at evening time, and behold, a freshly picked olive leaf in its mouth. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).