Genesis - 8:10



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

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And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.
And he waited yet other seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
And he stayeth yet other seven days, and addeth to send forth the dove from the ark;
And after waiting another seven days, he sent the dove out again;
And he waited yet another seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ship.
And then, having waited a further seven days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.
Et expectavit adhuc septem dies alios, et addidit ut mitteret columbam ex arca.

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Historical Commentaries

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And he stayed yet other seven days,.... As he had stayed seven days between the sending out of the raven and the dove, so he stayed seven days more after he had sent out the dove, and it returned to him, waiting patiently for his deliverance, and the signs of it; though he could have been glad to have known its near approach, for which he made the experiments be did:
and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; very probably the selfsame dove he had sent out before.

again he sent forth the dove--Her flight, judging by the time she was abroad, was pursued to a great distance, and the newly plucked olive leaf, she no doubt by supernatural impulse brought in her bill, afforded a welcome proof that the declivities of the hills were clear.

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