Genesis 8:8

New English Translation

⁸Then Noah^[a] sent out a dove^[b] to see if the waters had receded^[c] from the surface of the ground.

Genesis 8:8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Noah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Genesis 8:8 tn The Hebrew text adds “from him.” This has not been translated for stylistic reasons, because it is redundant in English.
Genesis 8:8 tn The Hebrew verb קָלָל (qalal) normally means “to be light, to be slight”; it refers here to the waters receding.

New English Translation (NET)