Genesis 8:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And behold, the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
and the dove cometh in unto him at even-time, and lo, an olive leaf torn off in her mouth; and Noah knoweth that the waters have been lightened from off the earth.

King James Bible
And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth [was] an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

Hebrew
And behold,
וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

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

returned
וַתָּבֹ֨א (wat·tā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to him
אֵלָ֤יו (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

in the evening
לְעֵ֣ת (lə·‘êṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

with a freshly plucked
טָרָ֣ף (ṭā·rāp̄)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2965: Recently torn off, fresh

olive
זַ֖יִת (za·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry

leaf
עֲלֵה־ (‘ă·lêh-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5929: A leaf, foliage

in her beak.
בְּפִ֑יהָ (bə·p̄î·hā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

So Noah
נֹ֔חַ (nō·aḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5146: Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood

knew
וַיֵּ֣דַע (way·yê·ḏa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

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

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

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

the earth.
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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