Genesis 8:10

Then stayed he yet seven days more,—and, again sent forth the dove out of the ark.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 resting-place for the sole of her foot so she returned unto him into the ark, for, waters, were on the face of all the earth; and he put forth his hand and took her, and brought her in unto him, into the ark.

11And the dove came in unto him at eventide, and lo! a newly sprouted olive-leaf, in her mouth,—so Noah knew that the waters had abated from off the earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 7:10And it came to pass, in the seven days,—that the waters of the flood, came on the earth.

Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Yahweh,—And he inclined, unto me, and heard my cry for help;

Isaiah 26:8Surely in the path of thy regulations, O Yahweh, we waited for thee,—Unto thy Name and unto thy Memorial, was there a longing of 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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