Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThe dove returned to him at evening, and there in her beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! And Noah knew the waters had receded from the earth.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThe dove came back to him toward evening — and there in her beak was a freshly torn olive leaf! And Noach knew that the waters had eased from the earth.
KJV
King James VersionAnd 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.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleAnd 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.
Footnotes
טָרָף (taraf) means "torn off" or "freshly plucked" — the leaf was not floating debris but had been pulled from a living, rooted tree, confirming that the tree's crown was above water and alive. The olive's significance extends forward: it becomes a symbol of divine anointing, peace, and restoration throughout Scripture (cf. Zech 4; Rom 11:17–24).
