Genesis 8:9

Genesis 8:9 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)But 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her, and drew her into the ark to himself.

Context of Genesis 8:9

7and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth. 8Then 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. 10Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. 11And 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.

Genesis 8:9 word by word

וְלֹֽא־מָצְאָה֩ הַיּוֹנָ֨ה מָנ֜וֹחַ לְכַף־רַגְלָ֗הּ וַתָּ֤שָׁב אֵלָיו֙ אֶל־הַתֵּבָ֔ה כִּי־מַ֖יִם עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָדוֹ֙ וַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָ וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתָ֛הּ אֵלָ֖יו אֶל־הַתֵּבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• But the doveיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• place to restמָנוֹחַmânôach · restingH4494
• her footכַּףkaph · palm: soleH3709
• her footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• and she returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to himאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• coveringעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the surfaceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• So he reached outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• his handלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• herאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853

Cross-references for Genesis 8:9

• Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
• Ezekiel 7:16The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
• Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• John 16:33I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
• Psalms 116:7Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
• Isaiah 60:8Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?

Commentaries on Genesis 8:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 - The Land Was Dried 1. שׁכך shākak “stoop, assuage.” 3. חסר chāsar “want, fail, be abated.” 4. אררט 'ărārāṭ “Ararat,” a land forming part of Armenia. It is mentioned in 2 Kings 19:37, and Isaiah 37:38, as the retreat of Adrammelek and Sharezer after the murder of their father; and in Jeremiah 51:27 as a kingdom. 8. קלל qālal “be light, lightened, lightly esteemed, swift.” 10. חוּל chûl “twist, turn, dance, writhe, tremble, be strong…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-12Verses 4-12 The ark rested upon a mountain, whither it was directed by the wise and gracious providence of God, that might rest the sooner. God has times and places of rest for his people after their tossing; and many times he provides for their seasonable and comfortable settlement, without their own contrivance, and quite beyond their own foresight. God had told Noah when the flood would come, yet he did not give him an account by revelation, at what…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. Also he sent forth a dove--a bird flying low and naturally disposed to return to the place of her abode.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 8:9

• Dove, Turtle

In the dictionaries

• Clean
• Covering
• Deluge
• Earth
• Flood
• Noah
• Pull
• Remember
• Sake
• Separate

Commentaries on Genesis 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings