8He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.


In Context

5 And the waters were going and decreasing until the tenth month: for in the tenth month, the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared.

6 And after that forty days were passed, Noe, opening the window of the ark which he had made, sent forth a raven:

7 Which went forth and did not return, till the waters were dried up upon the earth.

8 He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.

9 But she, not finding where her foot might rest, returned to him into the ark: for the waters were upon the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and caught her, and brought her into the ark.

10 And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.

Genesis 8:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:8Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:8And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8And he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had become low on the ground.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:8And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8He sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from the surface of the ground,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8And he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;