Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
He sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from the surface of the ground,
New American Standard Bible
Then he sent out a dove from him, to see if the water was abated from the face of the land;
King James Version
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Holman Bible
Then he sent out a dove to see whether the water on the earth’s surface had gone down,
International Standard Version
Later, he sent a dove out from the ark to see whether the water that covered the land's surface had completely receded,
A Conservative Version
And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.
American Standard Version
And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Amplified
Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the water level had fallen below the surface of the land.
Bible in Basic English
And he sent out a dove, to see if the waters had gone from the face of the earth;
Darby Translation
And he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had become low on the ground.
Julia Smith Translation
And he shall send forth the dove from with him to see if the waters were diminished from the face of the earth.
King James 2000
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And {he sent out a dove} to see [whether] the waters had subsided from upon the ground.
Modern King James verseion
He also sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had gone down from off the face of the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then sent he forth a dove from him, to wete whether the waters were fallen from off the earth.
NET Bible
Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.
The Emphasized Bible
And he sent forth a dove from him, - to see whether the waters had abated, from off the face of the ground;
Webster
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
World English Bible
He sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from the surface of the ground,
Youngs Literal Translation
And he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,
Interlinear
Shalach
Ra'ah
Qalal
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 8:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Flood Subsides
7 and he sent forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth. 8 He sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from the surface of the ground, 9 but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him into the ship; 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 ship.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 8:10-12
He stayed yet another seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ship.
Song of Songs 1:15
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves.
Song of Songs 2:11-12
For, behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.
Song of Songs 2:14
My dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
Matthew 10:16
"Look, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.