Genesis 8:9

Genesis 8:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9But the dove could find nowhere to perch because there was water over all the surface of the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back to himself in the ark.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

9but the dove found no resting place for the sole of its foot, so it returned to him in the ark, for the water was on the 8:9 Lit facesurface of all the earth. Then he put out his hand and took it, and brought it into the ark to himself.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

9but the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, so she returned to him into the ark, for the water was on the surface of all the earth. Then he put out his hand and took her, and brought her into the ark to himself.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

9But the dove found no place on which to rest the sole of her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were [still] on the face of the entire earth. So he reached out his hand and took the dove, and brought her into the ark.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

9But 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.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

9But the dove couldn’t find any place to rest. Water still covered the whole surface of the earth. So the dove returned to Noah in the ark. Noah reached out his hand and took the dove in. He brought it back to himself in the ark.

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