Genesis 8:9
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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.
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.
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 And among these nations shall you find no ease, neither shall the sole of your foot have rest: but the LORD shall give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
- Ps 116:7 : 7 Return to your rest, O my soul; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
- Isa 60:8 : 8 Who are these who fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
- Ezek 7:16 : 16 But those who escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, everyone for his iniquity.
- Matt 11:28 : 28 Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- John 16:33 : 33 I have spoken these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
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- Gen 8:1-88 verses87%
1And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.
2The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
3And the waters receded continually from the earth, and after one hundred and fifty days the waters were diminished.
4And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.
5And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
6And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.
7And he sent forth a raven, which went back and forth until the waters were dried up from the earth.
8Also, he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground.
- Gen 8:10-1910 verses86%
10And he waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
11And the dove came to him in the evening, and there in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.
12And he waited another seven days, and sent forth the dove, which did not return to him anymore.
13And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.
14And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.
15And God spoke to Noah, saying,
16Go forth from the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.
17Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, birds, cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, so that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth.
18And Noah went forth, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him.
19Every beast, every creeping thing, every bird, and whatever creeps on the earth, according to their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
- Gen 7:17-182 verses73%
17And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose above the earth.
18And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark moved on the surface of the waters.
- Gen 7:23-242 verses72%
23And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed, both man and cattle, creeping things and birds of the sky; they were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived.
24And the waters prevailed upon the earth for one hundred and fifty days.
- Gen 7:7-104 verses72%
7And Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, entered the ark because of the floodwaters.
8Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of every creeping thing that creeps on the earth,
9They went in two by two to Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10And it occurred after seven days that the floodwaters were upon the earth.
- Gen 7:12-132 verses71%
12And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
13On the same day, Noah entered, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
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8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
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10And with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
11And I will establish my covenant with you; never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.
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15And they went into Noah into the ark, two by two of all flesh in which is 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 yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.
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1And the LORD said to Noah, "Go, you and all your household, into the ark; for I have seen you as 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 every living thing that I have made will I destroy from the face of the earth.