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Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὴν περιστερὰν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἰδεῖν εἰ κεκόπακεν τὸ ὕδωρ ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς (Genesis 8:8 LXX) וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הַיֹּונָ֖ה מֵאִתֹּ֑ו לִרְאֹות֙ הֲקַ֣לּוּ הַמַּ֔יִם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ The Mission of the Dove in Two Languages Genesis 8:8 describes Noah’s first release of the dove to gauge the earth’s readiness after the flood. The Hebrew and Greek accounts align closely in narrative flow but diverge in subtle ways that reveal different metaphors for the retreat of the waters. Hebrew depicts the waters as being “lightened” or “diminished,” while Greek speaks of them as “ceasing” or “being stilled.”… Learn Hebrew