Genesis

Genesis 8:8–11

⁸Then Noah sent out^a a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground. ⁹But the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth. So he reached out his hand and brought her back inside the ark.

¹⁰Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. ¹¹And behold, the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

Footnotes

a 8:8 Literally sent out from him or sent out from it

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Genesis 8:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח	way·šal·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
a dove	הַיּוֹנָ֖ה	hay·yō·w·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3123 dove
to see	לִרְאוֹת֙	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
if the waters	הַמַּ֔יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
had receded	הֲקַ֣לּוּ	hă·qal·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
from	מֵעַ֖ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the surface	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the ground	הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land

Genesis 8:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the dove	הַיּוֹנָ֨ה	hay·yō·w·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3123 dove
found	מָצְאָה֩	mā·ṣə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
place to rest	מָנ֜וֹחַ	mā·nō·w·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4494 resting-place, state, or condition of rest
her foot	לְכַף־	lə·ḵap̄-	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and she returned	וַתָּ֤שָׁב	wat·tā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to him	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the ark	הַתֵּבָ֔ה	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the waters	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
covering	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the surface	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
So he reached out	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
his hand	יָדוֹ֙	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and brought	וַיָּבֵ֥א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
her	אֹתָ֛הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
back	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
inside	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the ark	הַתֵּבָֽה׃	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark

Genesis 8:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
waited	וַיָּ֣חֶל	way·yā·ḥel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
more	אֲחֵרִ֑ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and again	וַיֹּ֛סֶף	way·yō·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
sent out	שַׁלַּ֥ח	šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7971 send
the dove	הַיּוֹנָ֖ה	hay·yō·w·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3123 dove
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the ark	הַתֵּבָֽה׃	hat·tê·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8392 ark

Genesis 8:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And behold	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the dove	הַיּוֹנָה֙	hay·yō·w·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3123 dove
returned	וַתָּבֹ֨א	wat·tā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to him	אֵלָ֤יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
in the evening	לְעֵ֣ת	lə·‘êṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
with a freshly plucked	טָרָ֣ף	ṭā·rāp̄	Adjective - masculine singular	H2965 fresh-plucked
olive	זַ֖יִת	za·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H2132 olive-tree, olive
leaf	עֲלֵה־	‘ă·lêh-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5929 leaf, leafage
in her beak	בְּפִ֑יהָ	bə·p̄î·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6310 mouth
So Noah	נֹ֔חַ	nō·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5146 Noah
knew	וַיֵּ֣דַע	way·yê·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the waters	הַמַּ֖יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
had receded	קַ֥לּוּ	qal·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
from	מֵעַ֥ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land