genesis_8:8
Genesis 8:8
| Hebrew |
וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( הַיּוֹנָ֖ה מֵאִתּ֑וֹ לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲקַ֣לּוּ הַמַּ֔יִם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָֽאֲדָמָֽה |
| ESV |
Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground.
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| NIV |
Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground.
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| NLT |
He also released a dove to see if the water had receded and it could find dry ground.
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| LXX |
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἀπέστειλεν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article περιστερὰν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἰδεῖν εἰ κεκόπακεν τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὕδωρ ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ Meaning: * Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5) Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”. It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1 |
| KJV |
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
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Genesis 8:7 ← Genesis 8:8 → Genesis 8:9
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