Catholic Public Domain Version
"Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him, in order to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth. "
— Genesis 8:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;”
“And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; ”
“He sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from the surface of the ground,”
“Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.”
“He sent forth also a dove after him, to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.”
“And he sent out a dove, to see if the waters had gone from the face of the earth;”
“Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;”
Yet in truth, the waters were departing and decreasing until the tenth month. For in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tips of the mountains appeared.
And when forty days had passed, Noah, opening the window that he had made in the ark, sent forth a raven,
which went forth and did not return, until the waters were dried up across the earth.
Likewise, he sent forth a dove after him, in order to see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of the earth.
But when she did not find a place where her foot might rest, she returned to him in the ark. For the waters were upon the whole earth. And he extended his hand and caught her, and he brought her into the ark.
And then, having waited a further seven days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.
And she came to him in the evening, carrying in her mouth an olive branch with green leaves. Noah then understood that the waters had ceased upon the earth.