Genesis 8:11 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	came in	וַתָּבֹ֨א	h935
1		אֵלָ֤יו	h413
2	And the dove	הַיּוֹנָה֙	h3123
3	to him in the evening	לְעֵ֣ת	h6256
4		עֶ֔רֶב	h6153
5		וְהִנֵּ֥ה	h2009
6	leaf	עֲלֵה	h5929
7	was an olive	זַ֖יִת	h2132
8	pluckt off	טָרָ֣ף	h2965
9	and lo in her mouth	בְּפִ֑יהָ	h6310
10	knew	וַיֵּ֣דַע	h3045
11	so Noah	נֹ֔חַ	h5146
12		כִּי	h3588
13	were abated	קַ֥לּוּ	h7043
14	that the waters	הַמַּ֖יִם	h4325
15		מֵעַ֥ל	h5921
16	from off the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	h776

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth an olive-leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the dove came back at evening, and in her mouth was an olive-leaf broken off: so Noah was certain that the waters had gone down on the earth.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the dove came to him at eventide; and behold, in her beak was an olive-leaf plucked off; and Noah knew that the waters had become low on the earth.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the dove came in to him in the evening, and lo, in her mouth was an olive-leaf plucked off: So Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

World English Bible (WEB)

The dove came back to him at evening, and, behold, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the dove cometh in unto him at even-time, and lo, an olive leaf torn off in her mouth; and Noah knoweth that the waters have been lightened from off the earth.