Genesis 8:10

And then, having waited a further seven days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.

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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 when she did not find a place where her foot might rest, she returned to him in the ark. For the waters were upon the whole earth. And he extended his hand and caught her, and he brought her into the ark.

11And she came to him in the evening, carrying in her mouth an olive branch with green leaves. Noah then understood that the waters had ceased upon the earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 7:10And when seven days had passed, the waters of the great flood inundated the earth.

Psalms 40:1Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself.

Isaiah 26:8And in the path of your judgments, O Lord, we have endured for you. Your name and your remembrance are the desire of the soul.

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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