Genesis 8:9
But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, so she returned to the ark, for the waters were still over the surface of the whole earth. Noah reached out his hand, took her, and brought her back to himself in the ark.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
KJV1611 – Modern English
But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her into the ark.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And when the doue coude fynde no restinge place for hyr fote she returned to him agayne vnto the arke for the waters were vppon the face of all the erth. And he put out hys honde and toke her and pulled hyr to hym in to the ark
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But when ye doue coude fynde no restynge place for hir fete, she came agayne vnto him in to the Arcke, for the waters were yet vpon the face of all the earth. And he put out his hande, and toke her to him in to the Arke.
Geneva Bible (1560)
But the doue found no rest for the sole of her foote: therefore she returned vnto him into the Arke (for the waters were vpon the whole earth) and he put forth his hand, and receiued her, and tooke her to him into the Arke.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the Doue founde no rest for the sole of her foote, and she returned vnto him into the arke, for the waters were in the vpper face of the whole earth, Then he put foorth his hande, & tooke her, and pulled her to him into the arke.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters [were] on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
Webster's Bible (1833)
but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him into the ark; 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 ark.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.
American Standard Version (1901)
but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
But the dove saw no resting-place for her foot, and came back to the ark, for the waters were still over all the earth; and he put out his hand, and took her into the ark.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The dove could not find a resting place for its feet because water still covered the surface of the entire earth, and so it returned to Noah in the ark. He stretched out his hand, took the dove, and brought it back into the ark.
Referenced Verses
- Deut 28:65 : 65 Among those nations, you will find no peace, and no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
- Ps 116:7 : 7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
- Isa 60:8 : 8 Who are these flying like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
- Ezek 7:16 : 16 Those who escape will flee to the mountains, like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each because of their iniquity.
- Matt 11:28 : 28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- John 16:33 : 33 'I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have trouble. But take courage! I have overcome the world.'
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 8:1-88 verses87%
1And God remembered Noah, along with all the living creatures and the animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
2The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens was restrained.
3The waters continued to recede from the earth, steadily decreasing, and after one hundred and fifty days, the waters had diminished.
4The ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.
5The waters continued to decrease until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible.
6At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made.
7He sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
8Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.
- Gen 8:10-1910 verses86%
10He waited another seven days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
11The dove came back to him in the evening, and in her beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf. Noah then knew that the waters had receded from the earth.
12He waited another seven days and sent out the dove once again, but she did not return to him anymore.
13In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the waters dried up from the earth. Noah removed the covering of the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.
14By the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was completely dry.
15Then God spoke to Noah, saying:
16Leave the ark, you and your wife, your sons, and your sons' wives with you.
17Bring out every living thing that is with you—all creatures, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—so they can multiply on the earth, be fruitful, and increase in number.
18So Noah went out, along with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives.
19Every living thing, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything that moves on the earth went out of the ark, family by family.
- Gen 7:17-182 verses73%
17The flood continued on the earth for forty days. The waters rose and lifted the ark, and it was raised high above the earth.
18The waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
- Gen 7:23-242 verses72%
23Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out—human beings, animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
24The waters prevailed on the earth for one hundred and fifty days.
- Gen 7:7-104 verses72%
7Noah, along with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
8From the clean animals, from the animals that are not clean, from the birds, and from everything that crawls on the ground,
9two by two they came to Noah and entered the ark, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.
10And after seven days, the waters of the flood came upon the earth.
- Gen 7:12-132 verses71%
12And the rain fell on the earth for forty days and forty nights.
13On that very day, Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons, entered the ark.
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8But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
- Gen 9:10-112 verses69%
10and with every living creature that is with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the creatures of the earth—that came out of the ark with you, every living thing on the earth.
11I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all flesh be destroyed by the waters of a flood, and never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.
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15They came to Noah and entered the ark, two by two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life.
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18But I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
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14Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make compartments in the ark and cover it inside and out with pitch.
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1Then the Lord said to Noah, 'Enter the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.'
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4For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe out every living thing I have made from the face of the ground.