Genesis 8:10

Genesis 8:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
• New International Version (NIV)He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he waited yet another seven days, and again he sent the dove out from the ark.

Context of Genesis 8:10

8Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground. 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. Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from 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. 12And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.

Genesis 8:10 word by word

וַיָּ֣חֶל ע֔וֹד שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֛סֶף שַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָ֖ה מִן־הַתֵּבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• waitedחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: anticipateH2342
• waitedעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• moreאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• sent outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the doveיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392

Cross-references for Genesis 8:10

• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
• Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, 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 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
• Genesis 8:12And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.
• Genesis 7:4For 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.”

Commentaries on Genesis 8:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 - The Land Was Dried 1. שׁכך shākak “stoop, assuage.” 3. חסר chāsar “want, fail, be abated.” 4. אררט 'ărārāṭ “Ararat,” a land forming part of Armenia. It is mentioned in 2 Kings 19:37, and Isaiah 37:38, as the retreat of Adrammelek and Sharezer after the murder of their father; and in Jeremiah 51:27 as a kingdom. 8. קלל qālal “be light, lightened, lightly esteemed, swift.” 10. חוּל chûl “twist, turn, dance, writhe, tremble, be strong…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-12Verses 4-12 The ark rested upon a mountain, whither it was directed by the wise and gracious providence of God, that might rest the sooner. God has times and places of rest for his people after their tossing; and many times he provides for their seasonable and comfortable settlement, without their own contrivance, and quite beyond their own foresight. God had told Noah when the flood would come, yet he did not give him an account by revelation, at what…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-118-11. Also he sent forth a dove--a bird flying low and naturally disposed to return to the place of her abode.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 8:10

• Dove, Turtle
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Clean
• Covering
• Deluge
• Dove
• Earth
• Flood
• Noah
• Pull
• Remember
• Sake

Commentaries on Genesis 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings