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Genesis 8:12
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He stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she didn't return to him any more.
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
And he waited seven more days, and he sent out the dove. But it did not return again to him.
Seven days later he sent the dove out again, but this time it did not come back.
He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him this time.
Then he waited another seven days longer, and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again.
Notwithstanding he wayted yet other seuen dayes, and sent forth the doue, which returned not againe vnto him any more.
Then he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again.
He waited seven more days before sending the dove out again, and this time it did not return.
He waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, and she didn't return to him any more.
And he waited yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; but she returned no more to him.
Seven days later Noah sent the dove out again. But this time the dove didn't come back.
Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore.
And he waited yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; but the dove did not return again to him any more.
Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove once more; this time it did not come back.
After he had waited another seven days, he sent out the dove, but it did not return to him again.
And he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove. And she did not return again to him any more.
Neuertheles he taried yet seuen other dayes, and sent forth the doue, which came nomore to him agayne.
And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.
And after seven days more, he sent the dove out again, but she did not come back to him.
And he abode yet other seuen dayes, and sent foorth the Doue, whiche returned not vnto him any more.
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.
And hee stayed yet other seuen dayes, and sent forth the doue, which returned not againe vnto him any more.
And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him again any more.
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.
And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.
and neuerthelesse he abood seuene othere daies, and sente out a culuer, which turnede `no more ayen to hym.
And he stayeth yet other seven days, and sendeth forth the dove, and it added not to turn back unto him any more.
And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him any more.
He stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she didn't return to him any more.
So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore.
He waited another seven days and then released the dove again. This time it did not come back.
Then he waited another seven days, and sent out the dove. But she did not return to him again.
Then he waited another seven days, and sent out the dove; and it did not return to him any more.
And he stayed yet seven days more, - and sent forth the dove, but she returned not again unto him any more.
And he stayed yet other seven days: and he sent forth the dove, which returned not any more unto him.
Then he waited another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she did not return to him any more.
And he stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she did not return again to him anymore.
He waited another seven days and sent the dove out a third time. This time it didn't come back.
Then he waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; but she did not return to him again.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
And he: Psalms 27:14, Psalms 130:5, Psalms 130:6, Isaiah 8:17, Isaiah 25:9, Isaiah 26:8, Isaiah 30:18, Habakkuk 2:3, James 5:7, James 5:8
seven: Genesis 8:10, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 7:4 - For Exodus 29:30 - seven days
Cross-References
Also the fountains of the deep [subterranean waters] and the windows of the heavens were closed, the [pouring] rain from the sky was restrained,
and the waters receded steadily from the earth. At the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters had diminished.
The waters continued to decrease until the tenth month; on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains were seen.
At the end of [another] forty days Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made;
and he sent out a raven, which flew here and there until the waters were dried up from the earth.
Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the water level had fallen below the surface of the land.
He waited another seven days and again sent the dove out from the ark.
Wait for and confidently expect the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for and confidently expect the LORD.
And I will wait for the LORD who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look eagerly for Him.
It will be said in that day, "Indeed, this is our God for whom we have waited that He would save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; Let us shout for joy and rejoice in His salvation."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he stayed yet other seven days,.... After the dove had returned:
and sent forth the dove; the same dove again;
which returned not again unto him any more: the earth being dry, it found rest for the sole of its feet, sufficient food to eat, and a proper place for its habitation; and liking to be at liberty, and in the open air, chose not to return to the ark, even though its mate was there: of those birds sent out, the Heathen writers make mention: Abydenus says s, that Sisithrus, the same with Noah, sent out birds making an experiment to see whether the earth was emersed out of the water, which returned again to him; and after them he sent out others; and having done so three times, obtained what he wished for, since the birds returned with their wings full of clay or mud; and so Josephus t says, the dove which brought the olive leaf was all over with clay or mud: and Plutarch u makes particular mention of the dove, and says that, according to the mythologists, a dove was let out of the ark; and that her going out was to Deucalion, (the same with Noah) a sign of fair weather, and her return of foul: and the story that Lucian w tells of a golden dove upon the head of a statue in the temple of Hierapolis, supposed to be Deucalion's, seems plainly to refer to this dove of Noah; for the report, he says, was, that this golden dove flew away twice in a year, at the commemoration there made of the flood, by pouring out abundance of water into a chasm or cleft of the earth, then not very large; and which, it was told him, was formerly a very great one, and swallowed up all the flood that drowned the world.
s Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 12. p. 414, 415. t Antiqu. l. 1. c. 3. p. 5. u De Solert. Animal. w De Dea Syria.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
- 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, wait.” יהל yāchal “remain, wait, hope.”
13. חרב chāreb, “be drained, desolated, amazed.”
Genesis 8:1-3
The waters commence their retreat. “And God remembered Noah.” He is said to remember him when he takes any step to deliver him from the waters. The several steps to this end are enumerated.
A wind. - This would promote evaporation, and otherwise aid the retreat of the waters. “The fountains of the deep and the windows of the skies were shut.” The incessant and violent showers had continued for six weeks. It is probable the weather remained turbid and moist for some time longer. In the sixth month, however, the rain probably ceased altogether. Some time before this, the depressing of the ground had reached its lowest point, and the upheaving had set in. This is the main cause of the reflux of the waters. All this is described, as we perceive, according to appearance. It is probable that the former configuration of the surface was not exactly restored. At all events it is not necessary, as the ark may have drifted a considerable space in a hundred and fifty days. Some of the old ground on which primeval man had trodden may have become a permanent water bed, and a like amount of new land may have risen to the light in another place. Hence, it is vain to seek for a spot retaining the precise conditions of the primitive Eden. The Euphrates and Tigris may substantially remain, but the Pishon and Gihon may have considerably changed. The Black Sea, the Caspian, the lakes Van and Urumiah may cover portions of the Adamic land. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the prevalence of the waters begins to turn into a positive retreat.
Genesis 8:4-5
The ark rested. - It is stranded on some hill in Ararat. This country forms part of Armenia. As the drying wind most probably came from the east or north, it is likely that the ark was drifted toward Asia Minor, and caught land on some hill in the reaches of the Euphrates. It cannot be supposed that it rested on either of the peaks now called Ararat, as Ararat was a country, not a mountain, and these peaks do not seem suitable for the purpose. The seventh month began usually with the new moon nearest the vernal equinox, or the 21st of March. “The tenth month.” The waters ceased to prevail on the first of the ninth month. The ark, though grounded six weeks before, was still deep in the waters. The tops of the hills began to appear a month after. The subsiding of the waters seems to have been very slow.
Genesis 8:6-12
The raven and the dove are sent out to bring tidings of the external world. “Forty days.” Before Noah made any experiment he seems to have allowed the lapse of forty days to undo the remaining effect of the forty days’ rain. “The window.” He seems to have been unable to take any definite observations through the aperture here called a window. The raven found carrion in abundance, floated probably on the waters, and did not need to return. This was such a token of the state of things as Noah might expect from such a messenger. He next sends the dove, who returns to him. “Yet other seven days.” This intimates that he stayed seven days also after the raven was sent out. The olive leaf plucked off was a sign of returning safety to the land. It is said by Theophrastus (Hist. Plant. 4, 7) and Pliny (H. N. 13, 50) that the olive strikes leaves even under water. From this event, the olive branch became the symbol of peace, and the dove the emblem of the Comforter, the messenger of peace. After seven other days, the dove being despatched, returns no more. The number seven figures very conspicuously in this narrative. Seven days before the showers commence the command to enter the ark is given; and at intervals of seven days the winged messengers are sent out. These intervals point evidently to the period of seven days, determined by the six days of creation and the seventh day of rest. The clean beasts also and the birds are admitted into the ark by seven pairs. This points to the sacredness associated with the number arising from the hallowed character of the seventh day. The number forty also, the product of four, the number of the world or universe, and ten the number of completeness, begins here to be employed for a complete period in which a process will have run its course.
Genesis 8:13-14
Noah delays apparently another month, and, on the first day of the new year, ventures to remove the covering of the ark and look around. The date of the complete drying of the land is then given. The interval from the entrance to the exit consists of the following periods:
| Rain continued | 40 days |
| Waters prevailed | 150 days |
| Waters subside | 99 days |
| Noah delays | 40 days |
| Sending of the raven and the dove | 20 days |
| Another month | 29 days |
| Interval until the 27th of the 2nd month | 57 days |
| Sum-total of days | 365 days |
Hence, it appears that the interval was a lunar year of three hundred and fifty-six days nearly, and ten days; that is, as nearly as possible, a solar year. This passage is important on account of the divisions of time which it brings out at this early epoch. The week of seven days is plainly intimated. The lunar month and year are evidently known. It is remarkable that the ten additional days bring up the lunar year in whole numbers to the solar. It seems a tacit agreement with the real order of nature. According to the Hebrew text, the deluge commenced in the 1656th year of the race of man. According to all texts it occurred in the time of Noah, the ninth in descent from Adam.
