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Genesis 8:11
New International Version
Genesis 8:11
New International Version
11 When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth.(A)
Genesis 8:11
King James Version
Genesis 8:11
King James Version
11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
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Genesis 8:11
English Standard Version
Genesis 8:11
English Standard Version
11 And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth.
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Genesis 8:11
New King James Version
Genesis 8:11
New King James Version
11 Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.
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Genesis 8:11
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 8:11
New American Standard Bible
11 And the dove came to him in [a]the evening, and behold, in its [b]beak was a fresh olive leaf. So Noah knew that the water was low on the earth.
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- Genesis 8:11 Lit the time of evening
- Genesis 8:11 Lit mouth
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