Genesis 8:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
And he sendeth forth the dove from him to see whether the waters have been lightened from off the face of the ground,

King James Bible
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

Hebrew
Then [Noah] sent out
וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח (way·šal·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

a dove
הַיּוֹנָ֖ה (hay·yō·w·nāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3123: A dove

to see
לִרְאוֹת֙ (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7200: To see

if the waters
הַמַּ֔יִם (ham·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

had receded
הֲקַ֣לּוּ (hă·qal·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling

from
מֵעַ֖ל (mê·‘al)
Preposition-m
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the surface
פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of the ground.
הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 127: Ground, land

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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