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Genesis 8:8
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KJ21
Also he sent forth a dove from him to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
ASV
And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
AMP
Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the water level had fallen below the surface of the land.
AMPC
Then he sent forth a dove to see if the waters had decreased from the surface of the ground.
BRG
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
CSB
Then he sent out a dove to see whether the water on the earth’s surface had gone down,
CSBA
Then he sent out a dove to see whether the water on the earth’s surface had gone down,
CEB
Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters on all of the fertile land had subsided,
CJB
Then he sent out a dove, to see if the water had gone from the surface of the ground.
CEV
Noah wanted to find out if the water had gone down, so he sent out a dove.
DARBY
And he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had become low on the ground.
DRA
He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.
ERV
Noah also sent out a dove. He wanted it to find dry ground. He wanted to know if water still covered the earth.
EASY
Then Noah sent out a dove. He wanted to see if the water had gone away from the top of the ground.
EHV
Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground,
ESV
Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground.
ESVUK
Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground.
EXB
Then Noah sent out a dove to find out if the water had ·dried up [subsided] from the ground.
GNV
Again he sent a dove from him, that he might see if the waters were diminished from off the earth.
GW
Next, he sent out a dove to see if the water was gone from the surface of the ground.
GNT
Meanwhile, Noah sent out a dove to see if the water had gone down,
HCSB
Then he sent out a dove to see whether the water on the earth’s surface had gone down,
ICB
Then Noah sent out a dove. This was to find out if the water had dried up from the ground.
ISV
Later, he sent a dove out from the ark to see whether the water that covered the land’s surface had completely receded,
JUB
Also he sent forth a dove from him to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground,
KJV
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
AKJV
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
LSB
Then he sent out a dove from him, to see if the water was abated from the face of the land;
LEB
And he sent out a dove to see whether the waters had subsided from upon the ground.
TLB
Meanwhile he sent out a dove to see if it could find dry ground,
MSG
He sent out a raven; it flew back and forth waiting for the floodwaters to dry up. Then he sent a dove to check on the flood conditions, but it couldn’t even find a place to perch—water still covered the Earth. Noah reached out and caught it, brought it back into the ship.
MEV
Then he sent out a dove to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground.
NOG
Next, he sent out a dove to see if the water was gone from the surface of the ground.
NABRE
Then he released a dove, to see if the waters had lessened on the earth.
NASB
Then he sent out a dove, to see if the water was low on the surface of the land;
NASB1995
Then he sent out a dove from him, to see if the water was abated from the face of the land;
NCB
Noah then released a dove, to see if the waters had drained from the surface of the earth,
NCV
Then Noah sent out a dove to find out if the water had dried up from the ground.
NET
Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.
NIRV
Then Noah sent out a dove. He wanted to see if the water on the surface of the ground had gone down.
NIV
Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground.
NIVUK
Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground.
NKJV
He also sent out from himself a dove, to see if the waters had receded from the face of the ground.
NLV
Then he sent out a dove, to see if the water was gone from the ground.
NLT
He also released a dove to see if the water had receded and it could find dry ground.
NRSVA
Then he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground;
NRSVACE
Then he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground;
NRSVCE
Then he sent out the dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground;
NRSVUE
Then he sent out the dove from him to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground,
OJB
Also he sent forth a yonah (dove) from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the adamah;
RSV
Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground;
RSVCE
Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground;
TLV
Then he sent out a dove to see whether the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.
VOICE
He then sent out a dove to see if the waters had subsided from the surface of the land.
WEB
He himself sent out a dove to see if the waters were abated from the surface of the ground,
WYC
Also Noe sent out a culver after him, to see if the waters had ceased then on the face of the earth; (And then Noah sent out a dove after him, to see if the waters had now gone from off the face of the earth;)
YLT
And he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,
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