Genesis 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 8:9 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 →
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
מָצְאָה֩
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
הַיּוֹנָ֨ה
yôwnâh
H3123
dove
מָנ֜וֹחַ
mânôwach
H4494
resting place
לְכַף
kaph
H3709
palm
רַגְלָ֗הּ
regel
H7272
foot
וַתָּ֤שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַתֵּבָ֔ה
têbâh
H8392
ark
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
מַ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יָדוֹ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
וַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָ
lâqach
H3947
to take
וַיָּבֵ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֹתָ֛הּ
ʼêth
H853
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אֵלָ֖יו
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַתֵּבָֽה
têbâh
H8392
ark
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him into the ark; for the waters were on the surface of the whole earth. He put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her to him into the ark.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the dove did not find a resting place for the sole of its foot, so it returned to him in the ark, for the waters over the face of all of the earth. And he reached out his hand and took it and brought it to him into the ark.
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