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 E não achou a pomba onde sentar a planta de seu pé, e voltou-se a ele à arca, porque as águas estavam ainda sobre a face de toda a terra: então ele estendeu sua mão e recolhendo-a, a fez entrar consigo na arca.

10 E esperou ainda outros sete dias, e voltou a enviar a pomba fora da arca.

11 E a pomba voltou a ele à hora da tarde; e eis que trazia uma folha de oliveira tomada em seu bico; então Noé entendeu que as águas haviam se retirado de sobre a terra.

12 E esperou ainda outros sete dias, e enviou a pomba, a qual não voltou já mais a ele.

13 E sucedeu que no ano seiscentos e um de Noé, no mês primeiro, ao primeiro do mês, as águas se enxugaram de sobre a terra e tirou Noé a cobertura da arca, e olhou, e eis que a face da terra estava enxuta.

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What Does Genesis 8:11 Mean?

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