11. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 8:11:1 ⧉וַתָּבֹ֨אvatavo{And She} came Genesis 8:11:2 ⧉אֵלָ֤יוelavto him Genesis 8:11:3 ⧉הַיּוֹנָה֙hayonathe dove Genesis 8:11:4 ⧉לְעֵ֣תleetat the time of Genesis 8:11:5 ⧉עֶ֔רֶבerevevening Genesis 8:11:6 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֥הvehinneand behold Genesis 8:11:7 ⧉עֲלֵה־זַ֖יִתalezayitolive leaf Genesis 8:11:8 ⧉טָרָ֣ףtaraffreshly plucked Genesis 8:11:9 ⧉בְּפִ֑יהָbefihain her mouth Genesis 8:11:10 ⧉וַיֵּ֣דַעvayeda{And He} knew Genesis 8:11:11 ⧉נֹ֔חַnoakhNoah Genesis 8:11:12 ⧉כִּי־קַ֥לּוּkeekalloothat {they} had subsided Genesis 8:11:13 ⧉הַמַּ֖יִםhamayimthe waters Genesis 8:11:14 ⧉מֵעַ֥לmealfrom over Genesis 8:11:15 ⧉הָאָֽרֶץ׃haaretsthe earth |
11. Formal Translation The dove returned to him toward evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah recognized that the waters had fallen from the earth. |
11. Dynamic Translation In the evening, the dove came back to him, and there in her beak was an olive leaf, freshly picked, and Noah understood that the waters had receded from the land. |