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This time it did not come back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he waited another seven days longer, and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; but she did not return to him again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; but she did not return to him again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he waited yet another seven days and sent out the dove; but it did not return to him again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After he had waited another seven days, he sent out the dove, but it did not return to him again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After he had waited another seven days, he sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He waited seven more days before sending the dove out again, and this time it did not return. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but it never came back to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove once more; this time it did not come back. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove again, but this time she did not return to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He waited another seven days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him this time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she did not return to him any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He waited yet another seven days, and sent out the dove; and she didn’t return to him any more. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he stays yet seven more days, and sends forth the dove, and it did not add to return to him anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he stayeth yet other seven days, and sendeth forth the dove, and it added not to turn back unto him any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will wait yet again, other seven days, and will send forth the dove; and she will not add to turn back to him yet again.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he stayed yet other seven days: and he sent forth the dove, which returned not any more unto him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And nevertheless, he waited another seven days. And he sent forth the dove, which no longer returned to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He waited yet another seven days and then released the dove; but this time it did not come back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he waited another seven days, and sent out the dove; and it did not return to him any more.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he waited yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; but the dove did not return again to him any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he waited again seven days more, and he sent the dove, and the dove did not return again to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; and she returned not again unto him any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him again any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/8-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=1738" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/8.htm">Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>And 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. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3176.htm" title="3176: way·yî·yā·ḥel (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To wait, await. A primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope.">And Noah waited</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">more</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·šal·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">and sent out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3123.htm" title="3123: hay·yō·w·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Dove. Probably from the same as yayin; a dove.">the dove again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: yā·sə·p̄āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">but this time</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šūḇ- (V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">she did not return</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a></span><br />who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9</a></span><br />“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-10.htm">Psalm 29:10</a></span><br />The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-37.htm">Job 38:37</a></span><br />Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Ezekiel 14:14</a></span><br />then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9</a></span><br />They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Psalm 104:9</a></span><br />You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-15.htm">Job 12:15</a></span><br />If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-16.htm">Matthew 3:16</a></span><br />As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-10.htm">Mark 1:10</a></span><br />As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again to him any more.</p><p class="hdg">And he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Psalm 27:14</a></b></br> Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Psalm 130:5,6</a></b></br> I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-17.htm">Isaiah 8:17</a></b></br> And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.</p><p class="hdg">seven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-10.htm">Genesis 8:10</a></b></br> And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2,3</a></b></br> And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/22-10.htm">Added</a> <a href="/genesis/8-11.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/genesis/8-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-10.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/8-10.htm">Stayeth</a> <a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/8-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/genesis/8-10.htm">Waited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/16-10.htm">Added</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/genesis/8-16.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-14.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-6.htm">Stayeth</a> <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/genesis/40-4.htm">Waited</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">God remembers Noah and calms the waters.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-4.htm">The ark rests on Ararat.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-6.htm">Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And Noah waited seven more days</b><br>The number seven is significant throughout the Bible, often symbolizing completion or perfection, as seen in the creation week (Genesis 1). Noah's patience reflects his obedience and trust in God's timing. This period of waiting emphasizes the importance of divine timing in the unfolding of God's plans.<p><b>and sent out the dove again</b><br>The dove is a symbol of peace and the Holy Spirit. In the context of the flood narrative, the dove's mission was to find dry land, indicating the end of God's judgment and the beginning of renewal. This act of sending the dove parallels the sending of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, who brings peace and guidance.<p><b>but this time she did not return to him</b><br>The dove's failure to return signified that the waters had receded sufficiently for life to begin anew on earth. This moment marks a transition from judgment to restoration. It foreshadows the new creation in Christ, where believers are given new life and hope. The absence of the dove also signifies the completion of God's promise to preserve Noah and his family, as well as the earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>A righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and preserve life on earth. He demonstrates patience and faithfulness in waiting for God's timing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/dove.htm">Dove</a></b><br>A symbol of peace and the Holy Spirit, the dove's actions indicate the receding of the floodwaters and the restoration of the earth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ark.htm">Ark</a></b><br>The vessel built by Noah under God's instructions to save his family and pairs of every living creature from the flood.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/flood.htm">Flood</a></b><br>A divine judgment upon the earth due to widespread wickedness, resulting in the destruction of all life except those preserved in the ark.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_of_ararat.htm">Mountains of Ararat</a></b><br>The resting place of the ark after the floodwaters receded, marking the beginning of a new era for humanity and creation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_in_god's_timing.htm">Patience in God's Timing</a></b><br>Noah's waiting period teaches us the importance of trusting God's timing and not rushing His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_dove.htm">Symbolism of the Dove</a></b><br>The dove represents peace and the presence of the Holy Spirit, reminding us of God's guidance and comfort in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/new_beginnings.htm">New Beginnings</a></b><br>Just as the dove's return signaled a new start for Noah, God offers us new beginnings through His grace and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_obedience.htm">Faithfulness in Obedience</a></b><br>Noah's consistent obedience to God's instructions serves as a model for our own faithfulness in following God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>The eventual drying of the earth and the dove's non-return symbolize hope and restoration, encouraging us to trust in God's promises for renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sola_and_solo_scriptura_differ.htm">What was the duration of Noah's time on the ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_kings_25_8_and_jer_52_12.htm">In 2 Kings 25:8, the city falls on the seventh day of the fifth month, while Jeremiah 52:12 reports the tenth day--how can these differing dates be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_act_differently_in_the_bible.htm">If God is unchanging (Malachi 3:6), why does He act differently in the Old and New Testaments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_birds_symbolize_in_noah's_story.htm">What do the birds symbolize in Noah's flood story?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he stayed</span>. <span class="hebrew">וַיִּיָּחֶל</span>; Niph. fut. of <span class="hebrew">יָחַל</span> (Gesenius); cf. <span class="hebrew">וַיָּחֶל</span>. (ver. 10), Hiph. fut. of <span class="hebrew">חוּל</span> (Furst, Delitzsch). Tayler Lewis, following Jewish authorities, would derive both from <span class="hebrew">יָחַל</span>; with Aben Ezra making the first a regular Niphal, and with Rashi the second a contracted Piel (<span class="accented">vide</span> Lunge, p. 308; Clark's 'For. Theol. Lib.'). <span class="cmt_word">Yet other seven days</span>. The frequent repetition of the number seven clearly points to the hebdomadal division of the week, and the institution of Sabbatic rest (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1-3</a>, Expos.). <span class="cmt_word">And sent forth the dove.</span> "The more we examine these acts of Noah, the more it will strike us that they must have been of a religious nature. He did not take such observations, and so send out the birds, as mere arbitrary acts, prompted simply by his curiosity or his impatience; but as a man of faith and prayer he inquired of the Lord. What more likely then that such inquiry should have its basis in solemn religious exercises, not arbitrarily entered into, but on days held sacred for prayer and religious rest?" (T. Lewis). <span class="cmt_word">Which returned not again</span> (literally, <span class="accented">and it added not to return</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>unto him any more.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/8-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[And] Noah waited</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּיָּ֣חֶל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yî·yā·ḥel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3176.htm">Strong's 3176: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wait, to be patient, hope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">more</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֵרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sent out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְשַׁלַּח֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·šal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dove {again},</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּוֹנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3123.htm">Strong's 3123: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but this time</span><br /><span class="heb">יָסְפָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·sə·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she did not return</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוּב־</span> <span class="translit">(šūḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/8-12.htm">Genesis 8:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/8-12.htm">OT Law: Genesis 8:12 He stayed yet another seven days (Gen. 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