Genesis 8:11 — Bible Verse (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 (KJV), 1611

Genesis 8:11 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 8:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Genesis 8:11 — World English Bible

Genesis 8:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Genesis 8:11 — American Standard Version

Genesis 8:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Genesis 8:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 8:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Genesis 8:11 — Darby Translation

Genesis 8:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the doue came to him in ye euening, and loe, in her mouth was an oliue leafe that she had pluckt: whereby Noah knewe that the waters were abated from off the earth.”

Genesis 8:11 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 8:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the dove came to him at the time of evening, and behold—a plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had lightened from upon the earth.”

Genesis 8:11 — The Living Sword

Genesis 8:11 in Context — Genesis 8

9 Y no halló la paloma donde sentar la planta de su pie, y volvióse á él al arca, porque las aguas estaban [aún] sobre la faz de toda la tierra: entonces él extendió su mano, y cogiéndola, hízola entrar consigo en el arca.

10 Y esperó aún otros siete días, y volvió á enviar la paloma fuera del arca.

11 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.

12 Y esperó aún otros siete días, y envió la paloma, la cual no volvió ya más á él.

13 Y sucedió que en el año seiscientos y uno [de Noé], en el mes primero, al primero del mes, las aguas se enjugaron de sobre la tierra; y quitó Noé la cubierta del arca, y miró, y he aquí que la faz de la tierra estaba enjuta.

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What Does Genesis 8:11 Mean?

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