Genesis 8:10 “Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.”

Genesis 8:10

Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He waited yet another seven days; and again he sent the dove out of the ship.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And he abode yet other seuen dayes, and againe he sent forth the doue out of the Arke.

Darby Translation

And he waited yet other seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.

Young's Literal Translation

And he stayeth yet other seven days, and addeth to send forth the dove from the ark;

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“stayed”

Psalm 40:1 Isaiah 8:17 Isaiah 26:8 Romans 8:25

Psalm 40:1 · BSB

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Isaiah 8:17 · BSB

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

Isaiah 26:8 · BSB

Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

Romans 8:25 · BSB

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

“seven”

Genesis 7:4 Genesis 8:12 Genesis 7:10

Genesis 7:4 · BSB

For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”

Genesis 8:12 · BSB

And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.

Genesis 7:10 · BSB

And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9But the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth. So he reached out his hand and brought her back inside the ark.

11And behold, the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

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