Genesis 8:10

And after waiting another seven days, he sent the dove out again;

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

In Context

9But the dove saw no resting-place for her foot, and came back to the ark, for the waters were still over all the earth; and he put out his hand, and took her into the ark.

11And the dove came back at evening, and in her mouth was an olive-leaf broken off: so Noah was certain that the waters had gone down on the earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 7:10And after the seven days, the waters came over all the earth.

Psalms 40:1To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.

Isaiah 26:8We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 8:7-13

6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: 7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; 9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled… Read the whole commentary →

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