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


In Context

5 and the waters have been going and becoming lacking till the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first of the month, appeared the heads of the mountains.

6 And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah openeth the window of the ark which he made,

7 and he sendeth forth the raven, and it goeth out, going out and turning back till the drying of the waters from off the earth.

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

9 and the dove hath not found rest for the sole of her foot, and she turneth back unto him, unto the ark, for waters are on the face of all the earth, and he putteth out his hand, and taketh her, and bringeth her in unto him, unto the ark.

10 And he stayeth yet other seven days, and addeth to send forth the dove from 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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;