Genesis 8:11

KJV

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, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 8 connects to 4 cross-references. God remembers Noah and causes the waters to recede; the ark rests on the mountains of Ararat. Noah sends out a raven and a dove to test the ground; when the dove returns with an olive branch, Noah disembarks and …

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Other Translations

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.

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.

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