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. 9The dove could not find a resting place for its feet because water still covered the surface of the entire earth, and so it returned to Noah in the ark. He stretched out his hand, took the dove, and brought it back into the ark. He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark. 11When the dove returned to him in the evening, there was a freshly plucked olive leaf in its beak! Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. 12He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him this time.

Genesis 8:10 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he stayedחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: anticipateH2342
• yet otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• he sent forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• the doveיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• out of the arkתֵּבָהtêbâh · arkH8392

Cross-references for Genesis 8:10

• Psalms 40:1I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
• Isaiah 8:17I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
• Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.
• Genesis 8:12He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him this time.
• Genesis 7:4For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that 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