Genesis 8:10

He waited another seven days and again he sent out the dove from 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 the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, for the waters were still covering the whole earth. He reached out with his hand, and took and brought her into the ark with him.

11The dove returned to him in the evening. Look! In her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had gone down from the earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 7:10It came about that after the seven days, the waters of the flood came upon the earth.

Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Yahweh; 1 he listened to me and heard my cry. 1

Isaiah 26:8Yes, in the path of your judgments, Yahweh, we wait for you; 1 your name and your reputation are our desire. 1

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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