Genesis 8:9

8:9 The dove could not find a resting place for its feet because water still covered16 the surface of the entire earth, and so it returned to Noah17 in the ark. He stretched out his hand, took the dove,18 and brought it back into the ark.19

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16	tn The words “still covered” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
17	tn Heb “him”; the referent (Noah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
18	tn Heb “it”; the referent (the dove) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
19	tn Heb “and he brought it to himself to the ark.”