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Genesis 8:9

Waiting on God

7 and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.

8 Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.

But 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.

10 Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.

11 And 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.

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BSB
But 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.
KJV
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
WEB
but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned into the ship to him, for the waters were on the surface of the whole earth. He put out his hand, and took her, and brought her to him into the ship.
ASV
but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.
DARBY
But the dove found no resting-place for the sole of her foot, and returned to him into the ark; for the waters were on the whole earth; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her to him into the ark.
BLB
And the dove did not find a resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him in the ark; for the waters [were still] on the face of all the earth. And he stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself in the ark.
ÅB
Men duen fant ikke noe hvilested for sin fot, og den kom tilbake til ham i arken, for det sto vann over hele jorden. Da rakte han ut sin hånd og tok den inn til seg i arken.
OTB
Men duen fant ikke noe sted å hvile foten, så den vendte tilbake til ham i arken, for vannet var fortsatt over jordens overflate. Han rakte ut hånden, tok duen og brakte den tilbake inn i arken.
B1930
Men duen fant ikke noget hvilested for sin fot, og den kom tilbake til ham i arken, for det stod vann over hele jorden. Da rakte han ut sin hånd og tok den inn til sig i arken.

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