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.
Genesis 8:11 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | The dove came back to him at evening and, behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from the earth. |
| ASV | 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 | 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. |
| DARBY | And the dove came to him at eventide; and behold, in her beak was an olive-leaf plucked off; and Noah knew that the waters had become low on the earth. |
| BBE | And the dove came back at evening, and in her mouth was an olive-leaf broken off: so Noah was certain that the waters had gone down on the earth. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Genesis 8:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 8:8-11
8-11. Also he sent forth a dove--a bird flying low and naturally disposed to return to the place of her abode.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 8:4-12
The ark rested upon a mountain, whither it was directed by the wise and gracious providence of God, that might rest the sooner. God has times and places of rest for his people after their tossing; and many times he provides for their seasonable and comfortable settlement, without their own contrivance, and quite beyond their own foresight. God had told Noah when the flood would come, yet he did not give him an…
Genesis 8:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 8:11
- 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.
- 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!
- 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? And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
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Ne 8:15; Zec 4:12-14; Ro 10:15
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Context
- Genesis 8:10
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
- 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.
- Genesis 8:12
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
Genesis 8:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la paloma volvió á él á la hora de la tarde; y he aquí que traía una hoja de oliva tomada en su pico: y entendió Noé que las aguas se habían retirado de sobre la tierra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la colombe vint à lui au temps du soir, et voici, dans son bec, une feuille d’olivier arrachée. Et Noé sut que les eaux avaient baissé sur la terre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und die Taube kam zu ihm um die Abendzeit, und siehe, ein abgerissenes Olivenblatt war in ihrem Schnabel. Und Noah erkannte, daß die Wasser sich verlaufen hatten von der Erde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At illa venit ad eum ad vesperam, portans ramum olivæ virentibus foliis in ore suo: intellexit ergo Noë quod cessassent aquæ super terram. |